I was fangirling a bit tonight to meet the wonderful Antonia Fraser at the launch of Miranda Malins’ The House of Cromwell. Her Six Wives of Henry VIII was such an influence on my early career, as was her Warrior Queens. She is an inspiration #antoniafraser #sixwivesofhenryviii #thehouseofcromwell
September 30, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I was fangirling a bit tonight to meet the wonderful Antonia Fraser at the launch of Miranda Malins’ The House of Cromwell. Her Six Wives of Henry VIII was such an influence on my early career, as was her Warrior Queens. She is an inspiration #antoniafraser #sixwivesofhenryviii #thehouseofcromwell
Films of the 2000s. Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette". #movies #films #marieantoinette #sofiacoppola #kirstendunst #jasonschwartzman #judydavis #riptorn #antoniafraser #stevecoogan #mollyshannon #asiaargento #shirleyhenderson #mariannefaithful #rosebyrne #dannyhuston #lanceacord #DustinOHalloran
June 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Films of the 2000s. Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette". #movies #films #marieantoinette #sofiacoppola #kirstendunst #jasonschwartzman #judydavis #riptorn #antoniafraser #stevecoogan #mollyshannon #asiaargento #shirleyhenderson #mariannefaithful #rosebyrne #dannyhuston #lanceacord #DustinOHalloran
On this day in 1932 Antonia Fraser was born.
She has written history books about fascinating subjects including Boudicca, Marie Antoinette and her own childhood.
#Boosky #OnThisDay #Anniversary #AntoniaFraser #History
She has written history books about fascinating subjects including Boudicca, Marie Antoinette and her own childhood.
#Boosky #OnThisDay #Anniversary #AntoniaFraser #History
August 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
On this day in 1932 Antonia Fraser was born.
She has written history books about fascinating subjects including Boudicca, Marie Antoinette and her own childhood.
#Boosky #OnThisDay #Anniversary #AntoniaFraser #History
She has written history books about fascinating subjects including Boudicca, Marie Antoinette and her own childhood.
#Boosky #OnThisDay #Anniversary #AntoniaFraser #History
Taught myself to write a novel by writing a historical fiction
⏳📚 set in 1940's Colonial Korea. Here are 200 books that taught me about writing or the world of my story 🖋️📚
#BookSky #BookTok #Writer #WritingCommunity
#AntoniaFraser #England #EnglishHistory #Tudor #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn
104/200💡📚
⏳📚 set in 1940's Colonial Korea. Here are 200 books that taught me about writing or the world of my story 🖋️📚
#BookSky #BookTok #Writer #WritingCommunity
#AntoniaFraser #England #EnglishHistory #Tudor #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn
104/200💡📚
December 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Taught myself to write a novel by writing a historical fiction
⏳📚 set in 1940's Colonial Korea. Here are 200 books that taught me about writing or the world of my story 🖋️📚
#BookSky #BookTok #Writer #WritingCommunity
#AntoniaFraser #England #EnglishHistory #Tudor #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn
104/200💡📚
⏳📚 set in 1940's Colonial Korea. Here are 200 books that taught me about writing or the world of my story 🖋️📚
#BookSky #BookTok #Writer #WritingCommunity
#AntoniaFraser #England #EnglishHistory #Tudor #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn
104/200💡📚
The first mention of Robespierre in Marie Antoinette: the Journey occurs on p. 344. Only a hundred more pages to go!
#booksky #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #frenchrevolution #readmorewomen #amreadinghistory
#booksky #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #frenchrevolution #readmorewomen #amreadinghistory
April 23, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The first mention of Robespierre in Marie Antoinette: the Journey occurs on p. 344. Only a hundred more pages to go!
#booksky #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #frenchrevolution #readmorewomen #amreadinghistory
#booksky #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #frenchrevolution #readmorewomen #amreadinghistory
#sentenceoftheday #booksky #amreading #marieantoinettethejourney #biography #antoniafraser #tragiccharacters "The Queen stayed in bed for eighteen days, her ladies watching over her night and day in large armchairs with backs that let down as beds."
April 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
#sentenceoftheday #booksky #amreading #marieantoinettethejourney #biography #antoniafraser #tragiccharacters "The Queen stayed in bed for eighteen days, her ladies watching over her night and day in large armchairs with backs that let down as beds."
#amreading #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #amreadingbiography #sentenceoftheday #booksky #frenchrevolution "She had, after all, been treated as a doll, to be dressed up in this and that at the adults' whim since childhood . . . "
April 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
#amreading #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #amreadingbiography #sentenceoftheday #booksky #frenchrevolution "She had, after all, been treated as a doll, to be dressed up in this and that at the adults' whim since childhood . . . "
#amreading #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #booksky #sentenceoftheday It was true that it was easier to make love to a pretty woman than a plain one, but that was about the measure of the difference.
April 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
#amreading #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #booksky #sentenceoftheday It was true that it was easier to make love to a pretty woman than a plain one, but that was about the measure of the difference.
Choose 200 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 200 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
18/200
#AntoniaFraser #MarieAntoinette:TheJourney
#books #booksky
#200bookschallenge
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18/200
#AntoniaFraser #MarieAntoinette:TheJourney
#books #booksky
#200bookschallenge
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April 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Choose 200 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 200 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
18/200
#AntoniaFraser #MarieAntoinette:TheJourney
#books #booksky
#200bookschallenge
💙📚
18/200
#AntoniaFraser #MarieAntoinette:TheJourney
#books #booksky
#200bookschallenge
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”Instructions for potential future events”, I told my wife.
The level of amusement was moderate at best…
#books #antoniafraser #reading #henryVIII #history
The level of amusement was moderate at best…
#books #antoniafraser #reading #henryVIII #history
February 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
”Instructions for potential future events”, I told my wife.
The level of amusement was moderate at best…
#books #antoniafraser #reading #henryVIII #history
The level of amusement was moderate at best…
#books #antoniafraser #reading #henryVIII #history
#amreading #MarieAntoinettetheJourney #biography #antoniafraser #booksky About the unfortunate Louis XVI: "There was some kind of gene of fatness in this branch of the Bourbon family, which may have been glandular in origin."
April 7, 2026 at 5:51 AM
#amreading #MarieAntoinettetheJourney #biography #antoniafraser #booksky About the unfortunate Louis XVI: "There was some kind of gene of fatness in this branch of the Bourbon family, which may have been glandular in origin."
I #amreading Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: The Journey. It's only after I begin reading that I realize I've been holding my breath the last couple of years. I've been secretly waiting for a second American Revolution #marieantoinette #amreadingbiography #frenchrevolution #antoniafraser #booksky
April 6, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I #amreading Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: The Journey. It's only after I begin reading that I realize I've been holding my breath the last couple of years. I've been secretly waiting for a second American Revolution #marieantoinette #amreadingbiography #frenchrevolution #antoniafraser #booksky
Going up to Portland and bringing this book with me. #womenwriters #biographies #travelreading #portlandoregon #marieantoinette #antoniafraser
April 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Going up to Portland and bringing this book with me. #womenwriters #biographies #travelreading #portlandoregon #marieantoinette #antoniafraser
2nd #sentenceoftheday #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #booksky #funfact By 1780 French women were said to use 2 million pots of rouge a year.
April 12, 2026 at 4:19 AM
2nd #sentenceoftheday #amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #booksky #funfact By 1780 French women were said to use 2 million pots of rouge a year.
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #womenwriters #booksky #sentenceoftheday About King Ferdinand: "Although an ugly prince, he is not absolutely repulsive . . . at least he does not stink."
April 9, 2026 at 6:33 AM
#amreadingbiography #marieantoinettethejourney #antoniafraser #womenwriters #booksky #sentenceoftheday About King Ferdinand: "Although an ugly prince, he is not absolutely repulsive . . . at least he does not stink."
"I realize that I had always in my heart of hearts planned to write a biography of Marie Antoinette."
✒ Lady #AntoniaFraser, English historian and author, celebrates her birthday today. #History #Literature
✒ Lady #AntoniaFraser, English historian and author, celebrates her birthday today. #History #Literature
August 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"I realize that I had always in my heart of hearts planned to write a biography of Marie Antoinette."
✒ Lady #AntoniaFraser, English historian and author, celebrates her birthday today. #History #Literature
✒ Lady #AntoniaFraser, English historian and author, celebrates her birthday today. #History #Literature
December 5, 2024 at 12:05 PM
#AntoniaFraser was born to the 7th Earl of Longford in London #OnThisDay in 1932, becoming a prolific author & writing biographies of Mary, Queen of Scots, Oliver Cromwell & Charles II; she married #HaroldPinter in 1980; happy birthday, Lady Antonia~!
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonia...
August 27, 2024 at 10:54 PM
#AntoniaFraser was born to the 7th Earl of Longford in London #OnThisDay in 1932, becoming a prolific author & writing biographies of Mary, Queen of Scots, Oliver Cromwell & Charles II; she married #HaroldPinter in 1980; happy birthday, Lady Antonia~!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonia...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonia...