Birgit Constant, Historische Romane | Mittelalter ⏳📚

14 October is not only the 960th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, but also the release date of "The Minstrel's Quest", book 3 of the Northumbria Trilogy. Join my young minstrel, Lucan, and return one last time to 11th-century Northumbria in this medieval travel adventure. #BookSky

A number of manuscripts in the renowned Cotton collection were damaged or destroyed in the fire at Ashburnham House, London, #OTD in 1731. The Lindisfarne Gospels, pictured, and the Durham Liber Vitae were among those to survive.

. »This is an event or activity where participants move between locations such as multiple independent bookstores, cafes, wine bars, or cozy reading spot (maybe by a waterfront or park). … Think bar crawls, but reading, enjoying, and shopping.« storyempire.com/2026/10/20/e... #WritingCommunity

Heute erscheint „Durch Zeiten und Feste“, die neue Anthologie meiner Autorengruppe „Sisters through Time“, und damit auch der Buchtrailer, in dem alle zwölf Beteiligten ein wenig über ihren Beitrag in der Anthologie plaudern: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhco... #GermanBookSky

Come hike with me, let's hike… in the Middle Ages. New video with sneek peak into the maps behind the Northumbria Trilogy. youtu.be/f7-yAN99CaI #BookSky 📚⏳

Today, I complete the Northumbria Trilogy with Book 3 and the box set. Unfortunately, the previous books have sold so badly that I cannot afford to offer my other books in English too, but hey – I save a lot of time and money to catch up on my German projects. birgitconstant.com/books/

The Men Who Fought with King Harold at Hastings www.medievalists.net/2025/10/the-... #BattleofHastings

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This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Rachel Grant to talk about her path from archaeology to writing, the stories hidden in real-world history, and how place shapes the books we create. https://pod.link/672421253 #KoboWritingLife #Podcast #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #AuthorLife

How the Reconquista Changed Rural Life in Medieval Spain www.medievalists.net/2025/10/how-... #Spain

***Eigenwerbung*** Vom 11. bis 17. Oktober, also 3 Tage vor bzw. nach dem 960. Jahrestag der Schlacht von Hastings, gibt es den E-Book-Sammelband meiner Northumbria-Trilogie für nur 9,99 € statt 17,99 €. Überall erhältlich außer beim großen A. books2read.com/northumbria-... #GermanBookSky

Woof! What do you think about animals in historical fiction? Love them, hate them, couldn't care less? #BookSky #GermanBookSky #animalsinbooks

*Finally* getting a chance to watch all the videos from the Hereford Gospels symposium from back in June! Here's the playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis... #medievalsky

Was man so als Autorengruppe treibt … www.youtube.com/shorts/PeFEX... #GermanBookSky

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Das ist ein sehr guter und kluger Text.

Old English people, help: what is the earliest manuscript that uses the letter K in an OE text? Afaict K is not in the earliest little poems; the Ruthwell Cross DotR is in runes, so it gets transcribed as if it contains K but Roman alphabet K isn't there. No K words in the earliest glosses–?

Reading book proofs and enjoying this grumpy queen from the Lewis Chessmen. She’s just spent a day at war surrounded by less competent courtiers, no other woman to bitch to & a husband with no sense of urgency to move anywhere fast. Strong drink in hand, she’s so done with this week #medievalsky

For some weird reason spotting spoons stuck in people's hats has made me happy ever since I was a little girl. Just seemed like a smart way to carry a spoon in case of emergency eating. Was it only a thing in the low countries? Anyway, some examples:

Tilberht was consecrated as bishop of Hagustaldes ham (Hexham) by Eanbald II, archbishop of York, at a place called Wulfeswelle, ‘well of the wolf’, #OTD in 780/81. 📸Kevin Wilbraham

#booksky #skystorians advice please? Currently going through proofs & publication is on the horizon what are the best ways to promote your work? Personally I don't like being a centre of attention or lecturing to a crowd of strangers (unless they are students, that's different) what worked for you?

Where can I buy a house to fit one such flight of stairs?

New books, new contracts and upcoming events. Find out what's happening in this video update. www.patreon.com/MatthewHarff... #author #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #writing #authors #booklover #bookworm

Hot off the Canva/Screenflow/YouTube press: the book trailer of The Minstrel’s Quest. There's nothing like procrastinating from writing by creating videos for books. www.youtube.com/watch?v=618x... #BookSky

For #NationalYearOfReading2026 we are giving away free eBooks of our Little Histories each month. This month it's John Carey's A Little History of Poetry. Get your free eBook: yalebooks.co.uk/landing-page... #GoAllIn #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearofReading @readingagency.bsky.social

so DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD and THE UPRISING - colorless, brutal films - bombed in US theaters meanwhile, Phoebe Bridgers & Troye Sivan banged out fun medieval videos & my students are excited about the brand-new local Ren Fest as @tlecaque.bsky.social suggested, this the end of grim dark medievalism?

Confucius said, "Sit down, open a book, and learn something." Twenty-five hundred (and five) years later - still true. 📚💙 More: Confucius, Chinese philosopher, writer, and politician of the Spring and Autumn period - plato.stanford.edu/entries/conf... #Confucius #quotes on #reading

Die Seitenanzahl für das Glossar in meinen Romanen erinnert mich an „Setzen Sie die Reihe logisch fort”-Aufgaben in Tests wie dem Mathe-Känguru: Der Krieger des Königs: 8 Der zweite Sohn des Normannen: 6 Der Gesang des Gauklers: 8 Marie ist mein Name: 6 #GermanBookSky #MatheimAlltag

Colloque international “Où (en) est le médiévalisme ? Where is medievalism (at)? ¿Dónde está(mos con) el neomedievalismo?“, 17 au 20 novembre 2026, Maison de la recherche (4 rue des Irlandais, Paris). Plus d'informations sur notre page ⬇️ modmed.hypotheses.org/10113

Voici une tablette babylonienne consignant le passage de la comète de Halley en 164 avant J.-C. La comète serait visiblement apparue entre le 22 et 28 septembre. Actuellement au British Museum.

Book News: Stamford Bridge 1066 has released. Relive the battle, 960 years later ericschumacherauthor.substack.com/p/stamford-b... #HistoricalFiction

Oh my God! And another print bestseller! That makes two in total. 🥳 Thank you, dear readers, for buying my print books. You make my day every single time. #BookSky #Bestseller

I must have this.

Now out in Paperback (eBook coming soon) www.amazon.co.uk/Stamford-Bri...

Was man so bei der #Recherche treibt: www.youtube.com/shorts/U3vth... #GermanBookSky #Autorenleben

Hi everyone 👋 We know that going wide is a hot topic right now, so we wanted to share some of our tips for anyone considering making the jump!

An honour to have my latest book on sale at P & G Wells, booksellers since 1729! Do pay a visit to say hello to Treasures of the Vikings if you're lucky enough to be in Winchester.

I want one of those!

Scholz hatte den Doppelwumms, Merz den Doppelplumps. Armes Deutschland.

111 years ago, on the 21st of September 1915, Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for 6600 pounds. He donated it to the state three years later on a few conditions, including a maximal entrance fee of one shilling. English Heritage takes wage inflation into account to calculate the current price. #otd 🗃️

Discover the origins of the Tudor dynasty, from Owen Tudor’s first meeting with widowed Queen Catherine of Valois to Henry Tudor becoming King of England. mybook.to/TheTudorTril... #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobooks

For Hildegard's day.