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Blog Tour: Ascent - Cathie Dunn. Guest Post.

Blog Tour: Ascent - Cathie Dunn. Guest Post. @rararesources @cathiedunn

I’m excited to be working with Rachel Random Resources to be bringing you a stop on the Ascent tour today. Cathie Dunn is an award-winning author of historical fiction, mystery, and romance. The focus of her historical fiction novels is on strong women through time.Cathie has been writing for over twenty years. She studied Creative Writing online, with a focus on novel writing, which she also…

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On This Day In Royal History . 27 September 1066 . William the Conqueror & his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England. . 👑 William I (born. c. 1028 – died 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror & sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. . ▪️He was a descendant of the legendary Viking warrior Rollo & was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onward. His hold was secure on Normandy by 1060, following a long struggle to establish his throne, & he launched the Norman conquest of England six years later. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England & his continental lands, & by difficulties with his eldest son, Robert Curthose. . ▪️ His reign in England was marked by the construction of castles, settling a new Norman nobility on the land, & change in the composition of the English clergy. He did not try to integrate his various domains into one empire but continued to administer each part separately. His lands were divided after his death: Normandy went to Robert, & England went to his second surviving son, William. . . . #NormanConquest #WilliamtheConqueror #Britishhistory #Royalhistory #Britishmonarchy #Otd #history #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #historyfacts #Historyfact #lovehistory #thisday #thisdayinhistory #Normans #Norman #WilliamI #KingWilliam #KingWilliamI #Houseofnormandy #Royalty #Monarch #Monarchy #MedievalHistory #medievaltimes #Medieval #TheKing #bayeuxtapestry #KingofEngland (at The Somme) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFoy7t3DTuR/?igshid=vzblbbajn8hg

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Miscellaneous Facts . About King William the Conqueror (William I) . . 👑 William the Conqueror was known as ‘William the Bastard’ during his lifetime, being the result of his father’s affair with a tanner’s daughter – but never to his face. His tendency, when offended, to order a person’s tongue to be cut out and nailed to a door probably accounted for this. . 👑 The White Tower (pictured), centrepiece of the Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror in 1078, and was a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite. . 👑 He was a brutal monarch who, after an uprising in York, sent his army north with orders to kill every man, woman and child living there. Around 150,000 people died and much of the north of England was depopulated for generations. . 👑 William died putting down a rebellion in Normandy in 1087. He was already obese and his body swelled further on its journey to Caen to be buried. It would not fit his coffin and had to be forced in. During the struggle his abdomen burst open. The smell was horrendous & they couldn’t get the lid on fast enough. . . . #Miscellaneousfacts #KingWilliamI #WilliamI #WilliamtheConqueror #HouseofNormandy #Normans #History #KingofEngland #DukeofNormandy #England #EnglishMonarchy #Britishmonarchy #WhiteTower #TowerofLondon (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsMAS6QFHyd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17ltc2hb8kzif

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On This Day In Royal History . 6 March 1052 . Emma of Normandy died . . ◼ Emma of Normandy (born. c. 985) was a queen consort of England, Denmark & Norway . ◼ She was the daughter of Richard I, Duke of Normandy (aka Richard the fearless), & his second wife, Gunnora . ◼ Through her marriages to king Æthelred the Unready (reigned.1002-1016) & king Cnut the Great (r.1017-1035), she became the Queen Consort of England, Denmark, & Norway. . ◼ Æthelred & Emma were married in 1002. They had two sons, Edward the Confessor & Alfred (Ælfred Æþeling, meaning Alfred the Noble), & a daughter, Goda of England (or Godgifu). . ◼ Emma & Æthelred’s marriage ended with Æthelred’s death in London in 1016. . ◼ In July 1017 Emma married king Cnut the Great, becoming Queen consort of England again, and now Queen consort of Denmark & Norway. . ◼ They had two children ; were king Harthacnut; & Gunhilda of Denmark. . ◼ After her death in 1052 Emma was interred alongside king Cnut & their son king Harthacnut in the Old Minster, Winchester before being transferred to the new cathedral built after the Norman Conquest. During the English Civil War, their remains were disinterred & scattered about the Cathedral floor by parliamentary forces. . 👑 As Anne J. Duggan notes, Emma is the “first of the early medieval queens” portrayed visually & she is the central figure within the Encomium Emmae Reginae, a critical source for the history of early 11th-century English politics. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #TheYear1052 #EmmaofNormandy #QueenConsort #History #EnglishMonarchy #HouseofNormandy #QueenConsort #England #d6mar #britishmonarchy #Normandy #Normandie #France #Anglosaxon #KingCnut #ethelredtheunready #Historic #Englishhistory #Queen #Medieval #Medievalqueen #Onthisday #Royalhistory #anglosaxonhistory #Winchester (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ZwRZ0HiWn/?igshid=bvvqgh90qtxf

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Discover the history behind the Royal Coat of Arms, with pictures and information of coat of arms beginning with Edward the Confessor of the House of Wessex to the current monarch Queen Elizabeth II of the House of Windsor. . ◼ Categories include; The Kingdom of England; the Kingdom of Scotland; Great Britain; the Current Royal Family; and their Consorts; Royal Houses; English Consorts; and British Consorts. . ◼ Each image opens up into a full page image with information where possible. . ◼ Explore more at https://www.thebritishmonarchy.co.uk/royal-coat-of-arms . Or click the link in our bio 👑 and select 'Royal Blog . . . #CoatofArms #ShieldofArms #Heraldry #Banner #Heritage #History #England #Scotland #GreatBritain #HouseofWessex #HouseofNormandy #HouseofBlois #heritage #HouseofPlantagenet #HouseofLancaster #HouseofYork #HouseofTudor #HouseofStuart #RoyalHistory #HouseofHanover #royalfamily #duchessofcambridge #thequeen #ElizabethII #houseofsaxecoburgandgotha #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1QcHMtAYTB/?igshid=3309rd2x5ju6

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On this day in history . 6th March 1052 . Emma of Normandy died . . ◼ Emma of Normandy (born. c. 985) was a queen consort of England, Denmark & Norway . ◼ She was the daughter of Richard I, Duke of Normandy (aka Richard the fearless), & his second wife, Gunnora . ◼ Through her marriages to king Æthelred the Unready (reigned.1002-1016) & king Cnut the Great (r.1017-1035), she became the Queen Consort of England, Denmark, & Norway. . ◼ Æthelred & Emma were married in 1002. They had two sons, Edward the Confessor & Alfred (Ælfred Æþeling, meaning Alfred the Noble), & a daughter, Goda of England (or Godgifu). . ◼ Emma & Æthelred’s marriage ended with Æthelred’s death in London in 1016. . ◼ In July 1017 Emma married king Cnut the Great, becoming Queen consort of England again, and now Queen consort of Denmark & Norway. . ◼ They had two children ; were king Harthacnut; & Gunhilda of Denmark. . ◼ After her death in 1052 Emma was interred alongside king Cnut & their son king Harthacnut in the Old Minster, Winchester before being transferred to the new cathedral built after the Norman Conquest. During the English Civil War, their remains were disinterred & scattered about the Cathedral floor by parliamentary forces. . 👑 As Anne J. Duggan notes, Emma is the "first of the early medieval queens" portrayed visually & she is the central figure within the Encomium Emmae Reginae, a critical source for the history of early 11th-century English politics. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #TheYear1052 #EmmaofNormandy #QueenConsort #History #EnglishMonarchy #HouseofNormandy #QueenConsort #England #d6mar #britishmonarchy #Normandy #Normandie #France #Anglosaxon #KingCnut #ethelredtheunready #Historic #Englishhistory #Queen #Medieval #Medievalqueen (at Winchester, Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BurjgnaFx44/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hzuzxc9g6a1f

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Henry I . ________________ King of England Reign: 5 August 1100 – 1 December 1135 Coronation: 5 August 1100 . Born: c. 1068, Possibly Selby, Yorkshire, England. Parents: William the Conqueror & Matilda of Flanders House of: Normandy. . _______________ . Marriages & children; . (1.) 👑 Matilda of Scotland ​(m. 1100; died 1118). Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, 1080 – 1 May 1118), she was also known as Good Queen Maud or Matilda of Blessed Memory. Her parents were King Malcolm III & Margaret of Wessex, making her descendant from both the Scottish & the Anglo-Saxon royal family since she was the great-granddaughter of Edmund Ironside & henceforth descended from Alfred the Great. . Children; . Matilda (c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), she married the future Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, & later became Empress Matilda. . William Adelin (5 August 1103 – 25 November 1120), died in the White Ship tragedy of 25 November 1120. . Henry possibly had a short-lived son, Richard, with his first wife, Matilda of Scotland. . (2.) Henry married Adeliza of Louvain in 1121, they had no children. Adeliza of Louvain, sometimes known in England as Adelicia of Louvain,[ also called Adela & Aleidis; (c. 1103 – March/April 1151). Adeliza’s father was Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1095–1139), Landgrave of Brabant, & Duke of Lower Lotharingia (1106–1128). Her mother was Ida of Chiny. . Henry also had at least 9 illegitimate sons & 15 illegitimate daughters by his many mistresses. ________________________ . Died: 1 December 1135 (aged 66–67), Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Normandy, France. Burial: Reading Abbey. . Successor: Stephen of Blois (nephew) . ______________________ . Swipe to see what’s new in our new shop 👀 . Use the following hashtag to view the full set in this series #kingsandqueensofgreatbritain . . . #kingsandqueens #Monarchy #RoyalHistory #Royalty #Royals #History #Portraitpainting #historyinpictures #Britishhistory #BritishMonarchy #Art #Painting #Monarch #EnglishHistory #EnglishMonarchy #Heritage #Medievalhistory #Medievaltimes #HistoryFacts #medieval #MedievalEngland #KingofEngland #EnglishMonarch #HenryI #KinghenryI #Houseofnormandy #Normans (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRs9vZeMLAo/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Chancelor of the Exchequer . King Henry I, (reigned 1100-1135) was extremely thorough when it came to money. He left a real & lasting financial legacy. In 1106 he introduced the ‘Exchequer’ as a new way of government accounting & monitoring state income & expenditure. The Exchequer was a piece of cloth laid out on a table about 10 feet by 5 feet & counters were stacked up on the different squares & counted. Twice a year, on Lady Day & Michaelmas, his officials had to bring in their money & have it checked & counted. . The UK still has the Chancellor of the Exchequer. . The king’s tight grip on finances also extended to money supply & in 1124, at the Assize of the Moneyers, 94 moneyers (coin minters) were found guilty of debasing the coinage & were castrated & right hands cut off! . Visit our Royal blog for more. . . . #royalfamily #royal #royalty #windsorcastle #buckinghampalace #britishroyalfamily #royals #EnglishHistory #Britishhistory #britishroyalty #thecrown #britishroyals #crown #britishmonarchy #history #windsor #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #British #London #Historic #historyblogger #historyinpictures #henryI #kinghenryI #houseofnormandy #Medieval #MedievalHistory (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGjwH3FjfAd/?igshid=uwcui1wcq4pa

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On This Day In History . 11 November 1100 . King Henry I married Matilda of Scotland . . ◼ On 11 November 1100 Henry married Matilda, the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland. Henry was now around 31 years old, but late marriages for noblemen were not unusual in the 11th century. . ◼ The pair had probably first met earlier the previous decade, possibly being introduced through Bishop Osmund of Salisbury. Historian Warren Hollister argues that Henry &  Matilda were emotionally close, but their union was also certainly politically motivated. . ◼ Matilda had originally been named Edith, an Anglo-Saxon name, & was a member of the West Saxon royal family, being the niece of Edgar the Ætheling, the great-granddaughter of Edmund Ironside &  a descendent of Alfred the Great. For Henry, marrying Matilda gave his reign increased legitimacy, &  for Matilda, an ambitious woman, it was an opportunity for high status & power in England. . ◼ Matilda proved an effective queen for Henry, acting as a regent in England on occasion, addressing & presiding over councils, & extensively supporting the arts. The couple soon had two children, Matilda, born in 1102, &  William Adelin, born in 1103; it is possible that they also had a second son, Richard, who died young. Following the birth of these children, Matilda preferred to remain based in Westminster while Henry travelled across England &  Normandy, either for religious reasons or because she enjoyed being involved in the machinery of royal governance. . ◼ Henry had a many mistresses, resulting in a large number of illegitimate children, at least nine sons and 13 daughters, many of whom he appears to have recognised & supported. One of his illegitimate daughters Sybilla of Normandy was later Queen consort of Scotland, wife to Alexander I. . .. . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1100 #KingHenryI #HenryI #HenryIofEngland #MatildaofScotland #QueenMatilda  #Normans #HouseofNormandy #HouseofDunkeld #EnglishMonarchy #History #BritishMonarchy #D11Nov #HistoryFacts #InstaHistory (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqCdiJylfyM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3sw9sksxzks6

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On This Day In History . 5 August 1100 . King Henry I coronation . . ◼ No English coronation was carried out with such speed as that of Henry I. Fate had been kind to him when that arrow, perhaps well-aimed, felled his brother William II, in the New Forest on 2 August 1100. . ◼ No one will ever know exactly what happened, or whether Henry himself had been implicated in a ruthless & successful assassination, but Henry rushed with almost indecent haste to Winchester in an effort to persuade an assembly of Norman nobles that he was now the rightful heir to the throne. . ◼ The new king must have worked hard to get a coronation organised in so short a time, & the ceremony itself must have been a less-than-magnificent occasion. Anselm, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was out of the country, hiding from the wrath of William II; to contact the Archbishop of York would have wasted time; so Henry arranged for Maurice, Bishop of London to officiate. Within a few days, Anselm hurried back to England, expostulating that he should have been asked to do the job, as only an archbishop could do it properly. But the deed was now done, & Henry simply pointed out that it had been necessary to be crowned as soon as possible. Anselm had to accept it as a fait accompli. . ◼ Henry was a popular figure. He had a reputation for learning, with nicknames of ‘Beauclerk’ (he could actually read), & also ‘Lion of Justice’. In fact, at his coronation, his charters were especially important & significant. He promised to abolish ‘the evil customs with which English law has been unrighteously oppressed’ & to return to the happier times of Edward the Confessor. He promised to treat the church better than his brother had done. In return, of course, he required explicit obedience, loyalty & assistance against his enemies. . 👑 Henry I, Reigned 1100–35 . . . #royalfamily #royal #royalty #windsorcastle #buckinghampalace #britishroyalfamily #royals #hermajesty #britishroyalty #britishroyals #crown #britishmonarchy #medieval #windsor #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #British #Norman #London #Historic #WestminsterAbbey #Westminster #Instahistory #HenryI #Kinghenryi #HouseofNormandy (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0zAV2Pgnrj/?igshid=145zequxqskn5