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A "sparkling historian" ✨- The Times #thehouseofdudley "visceral and illuminating ... her style is cinematic" - Wall Street Journal 💚🇨🇦
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Several connections between Thomas Becket and Thomas More...

Many thanks to @drjoannepaul.bsky.social and our online audience for lovely discussion on Thomas More - an edited version of the chat will be released later this week on the podcast. Till then, the book is available for pre-order now, and dropping in bookshops soon! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/thom...

🔊Tonight, tonight... we discuss Thomas More tonight! Yes, it's a live discussion with @drjoannepaul.bsky.social on a life and death in Tudor England. Part of our run up to a season of Henrician drama next month, we're getting into the mood at court. Sign up now and join us in a zoom room near you!

We definitely need to talk more about #SirThomasMore, the lesser talked-about Thomas from the Tudor age. We talk to @drjoannepaul.bsky.social about her #newbook #penguinbooks It turns out, Thomas had quite a sense of humour, so literally, the More the Merrier... open.spotify.com/episode/6Uar...

First sighting in the wild! At @waterstonesbath.bsky.social - how thrilling!

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). What an opening!

“Fans of The House of Dudley – and, indeed, of Wolf Hall and A Man for All Seasons – will find much to enjoy in this immersive, richly told account of life, death, faith and politics at the early Tudor court.” New review of Thomas More in @thespectator1828.bsky.social!

Looking forward to launching my first online course with @histfest.bsky.social starts next week. Join us & find out how to make it (or fake it) in world of "the ton" in Georgian London

🚨Next week! We're hosting a live online chat about Thomas More with Dr Joanne Paul – Monday 26th May at 8pm (GMT+1) We’ll be discussing Thomas More and @drjoannepaul.bsky.social's upcoming book on his life and death. The event is free - sign up link in the below post. #history

Terrific review from Helen Castor for the great @drjoannepaul.bsky.social's new biography of Thomas More. www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/283acad...

First review of Thomas More is in and it's by the absolutely brilliant Helen Castor - "In Thomas More: A Life, her absorbing and deeply researched new biography, Joanne Paul sets out to rescue More from these violent swings of the historical pendulum..." 🌟🌟🌟🌟 www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...

On Saturdays, I like to resurrect a review I once wrote of a book that delighted me. Since corruption, greed and larceny were in the news this week, I've decided to feature House of Dudley by @drjoannepaul.bsky.social It’s a fresh look at Tudor times - opulent, lively, quirky and enormously clever.

Happy #PubDay for the @tantoraudio.bsky.social audiobook of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, read by @christinadelaine.bsky.social, also a @ucpress.bsky.social hardback and ebook! 1/🧵 💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH amzn.to/437Q1yg

It’s here! What a moment to see the words I spent years producing, editing, refining presented in such a gorgeous book. My thanks to the whole team at @penguinukbooks.bsky.social. Preorder now! Out 29 May! uk.bookshop.org/a/12264/9781...

“Founded on firm scholarly ground, Joanne Paul's investigation of his life weaves artfully through his literary output and his political contributions, and situates him admirably in a setting that remains as vividly enticing as any.” My thanks to @unseenhistories.com!

From Gertrude Stein to Thomas More, the Sahara Desert to D-Day, our May preview has arrived, with new books from @helencarr.bsky.social, @spitfirefilly.bsky.social, @alexchurchill.bsky.social, @drjoannepaul.bsky.social and more👇

"an enchanting journey". Thank you, @janmachielsen.bsky.social, for your review of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, from @ucpress.bsky.social, in @thetls.bsky.social! 1/n 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH www.the-tls.co.uk/politics-soc...

I was very excited to be sent an advanced copy of this wonderful book by @drjoannepaul.bsky.social Here are my comments: Thomas More has drawn surprisingly little attention in recent years, with Joanne Paul bringing him to life in this exceptionally well-researched biography..

Thrilled to get a preview of @drjoannepaul.bsky.social’s exciting new book on Thomas More! Can’t wait to get stuck in 😊 Pre-order now, Tudor enthusiasts! 🗃️

It's official! The audiobook of Thomas More will be read by...

What a wonderful feeling to receive the copies of Utopia I edited for @oxfordunipress.bsky.social. Please do order for your libraries and reading lists (and your own bookshelves, of course, should you fancy it!).

I am proud to be a signatory to this letter speaking out in support of our trans siblings in the face of the current appalling assault on their rights and safety. If you are a feminist academic or educator please do read, share and consider signing. #transrightsarehumanrights #CisWithTheT

Such a fantastic Canterbury History Weekend this year - so lovely to meet @chloeireton.bsky.social @drjoannepaul.bsky.social & Professor Clare Jackson - we have a handful of signed copies in stock!

Very proud that the edition of Thomas More’s Utopia I edited with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social is out next week! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

THOMAS MORE publishes in the UK on the 29 May. You can pre-order your copies now! uk.bookshop.org/a/12264/9781...

Had the joy of giving the first talk on my forthcoming biography of Thomas More in Canterbury this past weekend. I left behind a pile of signed bookplates ready to pop into copies when they arrive. Order yours from the lovely people @cccubookshop now! bookshop.canterbury.ac.uk/thomas-more-...

Long flight today but that gives me plenty of time to read this exciting new book from @drjoannepaul.bsky.social

My first book event for Thomas More: A Life is *this Saturday* at the Canterbury Tudor and Stuarts Weekend. Canterbury is a perfect place to start. As I speak, we'll be less than a mile from the resting place of Thomas More's head. ckhh.org.uk/tudors-stuar...