Tracy Borman OBE
@tracyborman.bsky.social
Historian, author and joint chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces. A Lincolnshire lass and chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University.
I absolutely loved chatting about the six QUEENS (not wives) with the incomparable Dominic Samdbrook at The Rest Is History Festival today. A history lover’s dream! 👑👑👑👑👑👑 #hamptoncourtpalace @hodderbooks.bsky.social
Look what’s just landed from across the Atlantic! Out in the US on 4 August 🇺🇸🎉 @groveatlantic.bsky.social
10 years ago today, Catherine, Princess of Wales opened the Magic Garden at Hampton Court. I’ve worked for Historic Royal Palaces for 18 years and this is my most special memory, especially the moment when my daughter presented the princess with a posy of flowers 💐 ❤️
Beyond thrilled that The House of Boleyn is an instant Sunday Times Bestseller 🎉🎉🎉 @thetimes.com @hodderbooks.bsky.social
It’s Cromwell Liberation Day! 🎉🎉🎉After 12 weeks of post-op confinement, he can finally run free, feel the wind in his fur and chase foxes to his heart’s content. Clearly he doesn’t want to rush into anything though… 💤🐾
Thank you so much @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social for a truly spectacular start to the book tour and to everyone who came to listen to me talk about The House of Boleyn. An evening I’ll never forget ❤️
The House of Boleyn tour starts TONIGHT in the stunning surrounds of @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social 🤩🤩🤩Hope to see you there! @hodderbooks.bsky.social
Absolutely thrilled with these wonderful reviews for my new novel in today’s @thetimes.com @dailymail.co.uk 🎉🎉🎉 @hodderbooks.bsky.social
You still have 1 more week to bag a signed copy of my new novel, courtesy of @foxlanebooks.bsky.social ✍🏻 I’d be delighted to write any dedication (provided it’s not ‘Henry VIII was an amazing husband’) @hodderbooks.bsky.social
This morning I got my hands on the first finished copy of my new novel. To say I was like a kid at Christmas would be an understatement! 500 copies are now signed, sealed and on their way to independent bookshops across the UK ✍🏻📚 @hodderbooks.bsky.social #houseofboleyn
The House of Boleyn tour starts two weeks today! And what a venue to kick things off: the jaw-droppingly stunning @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social 🤩🤩🤩Check out the full line up on my website @hodderbooks.bsky.social #houseofboleyn #anneboleyn #tudor #historicalfiction
One month until publication! 🎉🎉🎉 @hodderbooks.bsky.social #boleyn #anneboleyn #henryviii
Nice to see Anne Boleyn is still influencing fashion, 500 years since she took Henry VIII’s court by storm (and nice to see a mention of my new novel too!) @thetimes.com @hodderbooks.bsky.social
The Boleyns have made it across the Atlantic! So excited to receive the US proof of my new novel 🇺🇸🎉 It’s out in the States on 4 August and the UK on 23 April @groveatlantic.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social
I’m thrilled to announce that I will be doing a brand new theatre tour this autumn. Tudors on Tour will be going to theatres across England from 1 Oct - 2 Nov. Tickets are on sale NOW 👑🎭🎉 tracybormanlive.co.uk Hope you can join me! #tudor #theatre
I’m thrilled, delighted and generally over-excited to announce that I’ll be taking part in the inaugural @theresthistory.bsky.social festival at #hamptoncourtpalace on 4 July 🎉🎉🎉Ticket details TBA @hodderbooks.bsky.social
I’m excited to announce the tour for my new book, The House of Boleyn 🎉🎉🎉Full details and ticket info are on my website (click the link in my bio). Summer dates TBA…and more exciting news to come next week! @hodderbooks.bsky.social #thehouseofboleyn #anneboleyn #tudor
Ahead of next week’s announcement of the tour for my new novel The House of Boleyn, I’m excited to share the final cover 🎉🎉🎉 @hodderbooks.bsky.social #thehouseofboleyn #boleyns #anneboleyn #henryviii #tudor
I loved delving into some of the weird and wonderful royal traditions for this new series. Starting tonight on @channel5_tv 👑 👑👑
I’m over the moon that The Stolen Crown is a @dailymail.co.uk Book of the Year 🎉🎉🎉 @hodderbooks.bsky.social
An extra little gift, courtesy of @amazonkindle.bsky.social The Stolen Crown is just 99p until 5 January #twelvedaysofkindle 📚🎁 @hodderbooks.bsky.social
A very Merry Christmas to all my fellow history lovers! Thank you so much for all your support this year and hope you have a wonderful time 🎄
Such a joy and privilege to be giving a reading at the Christmas Eve carol service @stpaulscathedral.bsky.social 🎄🤩
I was very proud to represent @historyathull @universityofhull on the Christmas special of University Challenge. Trouble was, there were no questions about the Tudors! You can find out what happened tonight at 8:30pm on BBC2 🎄🎓
I’m thrilled to announce that my new novel, The House of Boleyn, will be released on 23 April 2026. Available to preorder now 👉https://bio.to/HouseofBoleyn @hodderbooks.bsky.social #anneboleyn #henryviii #boleyn #tudor
