Friendly history specials, in which we discuss historical events, persons, books and why history is relevant today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Claire, the polar expert at Royal Museums Greenwich.The topic - Lady Jane Franklin, the wife of explorer Sir John Franklin, who never came back from his third voyage to the Arctic.Let's find out more about this fascinating unconventional Victorian couple.Welcome, Claire! P.S. we have new tracks on our episode tonight, courtesy of jimmy cheeseburgah, please enjoy our new interval!Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/Find Pirates Exhibition:https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/piratesVisit Greenwich (...best place to be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/pirates-exhibition-p2274551Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueJoin Natalie for a tour of Naughty London where we walk by an actual pirate ship:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the 17th December in the year of our Lord 1619, a boy was born to Elizabeth Stuart and Frederick V of Bohemia. He would grow up to be his uncle's fierce cavalier commander with the ever-romantic moniker - Rupert of the Rhine.To give dynastic context - Rupert was grandson to James VI & I, nephew to Charles I, and uncle to the future George I.If you ever needed a link between the Stuarts and the Hanoverians, this is it.With us today we have author and historian Mark Turnbull.He has published Rupert's biography with Pen & Sword.Welcome back, Mark!Get Mark's Books:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Is-Private-Life-Hardback/p/23661/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Prince-Rupert-of-the-Rhine-Hardback/p/52608/aid/1238Find Mark:https://www.allegianceofblood.com/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Have you ever heard of Frederick Rutland? The British hero of WW1, who ended up working as a freelance spy for America, as well as Japan? Let's find our more, today we're talking to Ronald Drabkin, who has written a biography of Frederick: Beverly Hills Spy. Called so because during his espionage days, Fred lived it up large in Hollywood. Published by Harper Collins.Welcome, Ronald!Get Beverly Hills Spy:https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/beverly-hills-spy-the-double-agent-war-hero-who-helped-japan-attack-pearl-harbor-ronald-drabkin?variant=41229054935118 (UK)https://www.harpercollins.com/products/beverly-hills-spy-ronald-drabkin?variant=41059561013282 (USA)Find Ronald:https://www.instagram.com/rondraconian/https://muckrack.com/ronald-drabkin/articleshttps://www.usni.org/people/ronald-drabkinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_DrabkinFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Andrew Taylor, the author of the best-selling series Ashes of London, set in the 17th century.Published by Harper Collins.Welcome, Andrew!Get Ashes of London:https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-ashes-of-london-james-marwood-cat-lovett-book-1-andrew-taylor?variant=40027853750350 (UK)https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-ashes-of-london-andrew-taylor?variant=42098041749538 (USA)Read the whole Marwood & Lovett series:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/search?term=andrew+taylorhttps://www.waterstones.com/author/andrew-taylor/58423Find Andrew:https://harpercollins.co.uk/blogs/authors/andrew-taylor-crime-writer-5636https://andrew-taylor.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/andrewjrtaylor/https://bsky.app/profile/andrewjrtaylor.bsky.socialFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Catherine Ostler and her book Duchess Countess, all about the extraordinary and perfectly scandalous life of Elizabeth Chudleigh.Why was she one of the most famous women of the 18th century? Did she really meet Catherine the Great? How did a girl from the English countryside end up running a vodka distillery in the Baltics AND owning a Chateau in France?Let's find out more...Welcome, Catherine!Get Duchess Countess:https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Duchess-Countess/Catherine-Ostler/9781471172564 (UK)https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-duchess-countess/catherine-ostler/9781471172588 (UK)https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-duchess-countess/catherine-ostler/9781471172588 (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Duchess-Countess/Catherine-Ostler/9781471172571 (USA)https://www.harvard.com/book/9798885781565 (USA)https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-duchess-countess-the-woman-who-scandalized-eighteenth-century-london_catherine-ostler/28709068/item/54714174/ (USA)Find Catherine:https://www.tatler.com/article/catherine-ostler-the-duchess-countess-elizabeth-chudleigh-bookhttps://www.catherineostler.com/https://www.instagram.com/ceostler/https://x.com/CatherineOstlerhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/scandalous-duchess-inspired-vanity-fair-life-like-elizabeth/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to our 200th episode!Good News! Heather R Darsie is back on the show, this time to talk about Henry VIII's professional life.What was he like as a King, whose job it was to keep his country safe?How did the law play into his kingship? Let's find out...Welcome back, Heather!Pre-Order The Judicial Murder of Anne Boleyn (...Henry VIII definitely did that...)https://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.htmlFind Heather:https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/https://www.instagram.com/hdarsiehistoryRead Heather:https://www.amberley-books.com/katharine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Stuart-Spouses-A-Compendium-of-Consorts-from-James-I-of-Scotland-to-Queen-Anne-of-Great-Britain-Hardback/p/51167/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.htmlFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Let's talk Charlotte Brontë and the last few years of her life. What was the big scandal about the biography that came out soon after her death? Who was affected? And how do we know what really went on with this remarkable woman?Joining us today is historian and author Graham Watson, who has written a book on the topic, called Inventing Charlotte Brontë, published with The History Press in the UK and Pegasus in the USA. Get Inventing Charlotte Brontë:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-invention-of-charlotte-bronte/ (UK)http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-invention-of-charlotte-bront-9781639369355-hardcover (USA)Find Graham:https://www.instagram.com/grahamwatson_author/https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors/graham-watsonhttps://x.com/GrahamWatson73Join us for a London walking tour with Reign of London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the 19th November in the year of our Lord 1600,a boy was born in Scotland at Dunfermline Palace - he was the second son and the third child of the King of Scotland, James VI.Few could have predicted he would one day be king, not just of Scotland, but also of England and Ireland. No one could have foretold this boy would die on the scaffold for treason against his own country…This boy was of course, Charles James Stuart, who would become Charles I.Let's turn back the clock and find out more about Charles as a young king.With us today we have author and historian Mark Turnbull.He has published Charles I's Private Life with Pen & Sword.Welcome back, Mark!Get Mark's Books:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Is-Private-Life-Hardback/p/23661/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Prince-Rupert-of-the-Rhine-Hardback/p/52608/aid/1238Find Mark:https://www.allegianceofblood.com/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Hannah at Royal Museums Greenwich!Let's find out why a trip to the National Maritime Museum is crucial when visiting London. Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/Find Pirates Exhibition:https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/piratesVisit Greenwich (...best place to be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/pirates-exhibition-p2274551Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueJoin Natalie for a tour of Naughty London where we walk by an actual pirate ship:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the 16th November 1272 Henry III of England breathed his last.The grandson of Eleanor of Aquitaine, son of King John and father of Edward I, he often gets overshadowed by his retrospectively more illustrious relatives and nemeses. Let's look at the king who preferred peace to war, giving money instead of taking it, and who had one of the longest reigns in the history of the British isles. Let's welcome back Darren Baker who has written a book on this topic titled Henry III: The Great King England Never Knew It Had, published with The History Press.Darren's Books:Henry III, his sister Eleanor, his wife Eleanor, his brother Richardhttps://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/henry-iii/https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Two-Eleanors-of-Henry-III-Hardback/p/16782/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/richard-of-cornwall.htmlhttps://www.waterstones.com/author/darren-baker/243938https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/939368.Darren_BakerEdward Ihttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Chronicle-Lord-Edward-Longshanks-ebook/dp/B0DTZ17MSQ/The House of de Montfordhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Crusaders-and-Revolutionaries-of-the-Thirteenth-Century-Hardback/p/18631/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/simon-de-montfort-and-the-rise-of-the-english-nation.htmlJoin us for a London walking tour with Reign of London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueFor more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we have a special treat: we're going to put all those Anne Boleyn myths to bed. Once and for all.Returning to the podcast we have Heather R Darsie, who will bust all those myths and mysteries surrounding the second wife of Henry VIII.Why did she have to die? What was her actual crime? Could she have had another fate? Why was the French executioner involved?Tune in, relax and get some Tudor closure.Welcome back, Heather!Pre-Order The Judicial Murder of Anne Boleyn (...Henry VIII definitely did that...)https://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.htmlFind Heather:https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/https://www.instagram.com/hdarsiehistoryRead Heather:https://www.amberley-books.com/katharine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Stuart-Spouses-A-Compendium-of-Consorts-from-James-I-of-Scotland-to-Queen-Anne-of-Great-Britain-Hardback/p/51167/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.htmlFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Matthews is back on the podcast, this time to talk about his new book - Realms of the Round Table, which is a collection of stories of King Arthur like you've never seen them before. Published by Harper Collins in the UK and Pegasus in the USA.Welcome back, John!Get Realms of The Round Table:https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/realms-of-the-round-table-john-matthews?variant=54864653418875 (UK)http://pegasusbooks.com/books/realms-of-the-round-table-9781639369034-hardcover (USA)Get The Book of Merlin:https://www.amberley-books.com/the-book-of-merlin-9781398127012.html (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Book-Merlin-Magic-Legend-History/dp/1445699206/ (USA)Get Voyages of Celtic Saints:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers/dp/0764368796/ (UK)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers-ebook/dp/B0DYL4V2X5/ (UK)https://redfeathermbs.com/products/voyages-into-vision (USA)Find John's Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/robin-hood-9781445690773.htmlhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Prophecies-Merlin-English-Translation-15th-Century/dp/B0DH3MQX4X/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prophecies-Merlin-English-Translation-15th-Century-ebook/dp/B0DMPKZ356/Find John & Caitlin:https://www.hallowquest.org.uk/arthurian-grail-merlin-and-taliesin-book-titleshttps://graal.substack.com/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What do we know about the woman's lot at the court of Charles II? Breeze Barrington's new book The Graces (published by Bloomsbury) explores the lives of several women of the Stuart court. These ladies include Maria d'Este, a.k.a. Mary of Modena, consort to James VII & II, as well as those of her Maids of Honour: Anne Finch, a revered poet, Hortense Mancini, a favourite of Charles II, Sarah Jennings, future Duchess of Marlborough and of course, the future Queen Anne of Great Britain. Let's welcome Breeze Barrington to the podcast. Welcome, Breeze!Find Breeze:https://www.breezebarrington.com/https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/english/staff/phd/profiles/barringtonb.htmlhttps://artuk.org/discover/profile/breeze-barringtonGet Graces:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/graces-9781526663788/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Gareth Russell, a historian and author, whose book on the history of Hampton Court Palace we'll be discussing today.It was published with William Collins in the UK and Atria Books in the USA.Welcome back, Gareth!Get Palace:https://www.williamcollinsbooks.co.uk/products/the-palace-from-the-tudors-to-the-windsors-500-years-of-history-at-hampton-court-gareth-russell-9780008437015/ (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Palace/Gareth-Russell/9781982169077 (USA)https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008436995/the-palace-from-the-tudors-to-the-windsors-500-years-of-history-at-hampton-court/ (AUS)Get Queen James:https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/queen-james-the-life-and-loves-of-britains-first-king-gareth-russell (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Six-Loves-of-James-I/Gareth-Russell/9781668049686 (USA)https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008660871/queen-james-the-life-and-loves-of-britains-first-king/ (AUS)Find Gareth:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/single-malt-history-with-gareth-russell/id1565005422https://www.instagram.com/_garethrussell/https://www.garethrussell.co.uk/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today's guest is Annie Whitehead, and we're talking all things Mercia, the lost Kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England. Welcome Back, Annie! Annie Whitehead wrote a book the topic: Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom, published by Amberley.Find Annie:https://anniewhiteheadauthor.co.uk/Murder in Anglo-Saxon England:https://www.amberley-books.com/murder-in-anglosaxon-england.htmlMercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom:https://www.amberley-books.com/mercia-9781398103337.htmlWomen of Power in Anglo-Saxon England:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Women-of-Power-in-Anglo-Saxon-England-Hardback/p/17769/aid/1238Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/Our New Podcast Finally Got Round To...:https://open.spotify.com/show/1R2IGs4ISTwtE5SD1cecNWhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/finally-got-round-to/id1796730805 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the 5th November 1605 many men were set up to lose their lives in a Catholic coup at the Palace of Westminster. One of those was the King of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The first British King. Let's talk about King James and get to know him better.Coming back to the podcast we have Steven Veerapen, who has penned James' bio for Birlinn books, titled The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI & I.Welcome back, Steven!The Wisest Fool - The Lavish Life of James VI and I:https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-wisest-fool-2/Get Witches: A King's Obsession:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Witches-Kings-Obsession-Steven-Veerapen/dp/1780279523/https://birlinn.co.uk/product/witches/Anna of Denmark:https://www.peterlang.com/document/1160454https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anna-Denmark-Queen-Two-Kingdoms/dp/1789973414/Get Steven's Books:https://www.waterstones.com/author/steven-veerapen/4403209https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/steven-veerapen/https://www.peterlang.com/document/1113656https://birlinn.co.uk/?s=steven%20veerapen&t=authorsFind Steven:https://www.stevenveerapen.com/https://x.com/stevenveerapenhttps://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/veerapenstevendr/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to the Pulitzer winning author Michael Hiltzik, and we discuss his new book - The Golden State, all about the history of the great state of California.Published by Mariner Books in USA and Amberley in UK.Welcome, Michael!Get Golden State:https://www.waterstones.com/book/golden-state/michael-hiltzik/9781398109025 (UK)https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/h/michael-hiltzik/golden-state.html (UK)https://www.harpercollins.com/products/golden-state-michael-hiltzik?variant=42201774456866 (USA)Find Michael:https://michaelhiltzik.com/books/https://www.latimes.com/people/michael-hiltzikFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Oscar season is around the corner, and William Shakespeare is once again frequenting the red carpet, so why not look back and talk about a film that won 7 (!) Academy Awards, and is literally one of the best films of all time when it comes to the bard. I'm talking of course, about Shakespeare in Love (1998).Joining me today is Darren Freebury-Jones, another fan of this oeuvre.Darren has written many books about Shakespeare and his contemporaries. You may remember him from our Borrowed Feathers episode a few months ago.Welcome back, Darren!Words, words, words, indeed....Find Darren:https://darrenfj.wordpress.com/https://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/guests/darren-feebury-jones/https://stagetalkmagazine.com/p/34306https://www.instagram.com/freeburian/Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers:https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177322/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-borrowed-feathers-playwrights-greatest/dp/1526177323 (USA)Shakespeare's Tutor Thomas Kyd:https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182616/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-tutor-influence-Thomas-Kyd/dp/1526182610/ (USA)Find more Shakespeare on Natalie's walking tours with Reign of London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueFor more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Aimee Fleming, the author of the solo biography of Margaret More, the eldest daughter of Thomas More. Published by Pen & Sword.Margaret was one of the most educated women of the Tudor era and definitely deserves her story told. Let's find out more about her.Get Margaret More Roper:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Female-Tudor-Scholar-and-Writer-Hardback/p/50767/aid/1238Get Tudor Princes and Princesses:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tudor-Princes-and-Princesses-Hardback/p/52742/aid/1238Find Susan:https://historyaimee.wordpress.com/https://www.instagram.com/historyaimee/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Vittoria, the curator at the Queen's House in Greenwich.Let's find out why this Stuart masterpiece is so special. Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/Find Pirates Exhibition:https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/piratesVisit Greenwich (...best place to be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/pirates-exhibition-p2274551Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueJoin Natalie for a tour of Naughty London where we walk by an actual pirate ship:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Rosemary Goring, and her latest book, which covers the exile years of one Mary, Queen of Scots. Let's look at these years in more detail, and find out why those years hold the key to many of Mary's mysteries.Published with Birlinn Books.Exile:https://birlinn.co.uk/product/exile/https://www.waterstones.com/book/exile/rosemary-goring/9781780278384Get Rosemary's Book Babies:https://birlinn.co.uk/contributor/rosemary-goring-2/https://www.waterstones.com/author/rosemary-goring/125735Find Rosemary:https://www.thetimes.com/profile/rosemary-goring?msockid=2c1af97d433c6ead308aec8342dc6f5ahttps://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors/rosemary-goringhttps://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73304.Rosemary_Goring/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we have a very special guest, Michael Livingston and we're going to talk about his new book - and why we need to change the label of the Hundred Years' War.Published with Head of Zeus in UK and Basic Books in USA.Get Michael's Books:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/two-hundred-years-war-9781035906369/https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/agincourt-9781472855169/https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/never-greater-slaughter-9781472849380/https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cr%C3%A9cy-9781472847065/https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-livingston/bloody-crowns/9781541607705/?lens=basic-booksFind Michael:https://www.michaellivingston.com/https://www.instagram.com/livingstonphd/https://x.com/medievalguyFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today our guest is Rachel Morris, who has just published a book on the home life of Renaissance Magicians, including one John Dee.Let's cast some spells. Welcome, Rachel!Get Rachel's Books:https://septemberpublishing.org/product/the-years-of-the-wizard-the-strange-history-and-home-life-of-renaissance-magicians-hb/https://septemberpublishing.org/product/the-museum-makers/https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-museum-makers/rachel-morris/9781912836826https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-years-of-the-wizard/rachel-morris/9781914613968Find Rachel:https://rachelmorriswriter.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/rachelmorris_writer/https://septemberpublishing.org/authors/rachel-morris/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Verity Babbs, who has just published a book, where she traces 500 years of art history, but in a very unique way.Welcome, Verity! Get Verity's Book:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/history-of-art-in-one-sentence-9781526686893/https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-history-of-art-in-one-sentence/verity-babbs/9781526686893Find Verity:https://www.veritybabbs.com/https://www.instagram.com/veritybabbsart/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Let's talk about Witches and James VI/ I.What drove him to seek action against them?Were witches persecuted under his mother MQS or his godmother Elizabeth I?What were the consequences of James' obsession? Today we're talking to Steven Veerapen, who has just published a book on this topic.Get Witches: A King's Obsession:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Witches-Kings-Obsession-Steven-Veerapen/dp/1780279523/https://birlinn.co.uk/product/witches/The Wisest Fool - The Lavish Life of James VI and I:https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-wisest-fool-2/Anna of Denmark:https://www.peterlang.com/document/1160454https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anna-Denmark-Queen-Two-Kingdoms/dp/1789973414/Get Steven's Books:https://www.waterstones.com/author/steven-veerapen/4403209https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/steven-veerapen/https://www.peterlang.com/document/1113656https://birlinn.co.uk/?s=steven%20veerapen&t=authorsFind Steven:https://www.stevenveerapen.com/https://x.com/stevenveerapenhttps://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/veerapenstevendr/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 18th Century: Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Great Masculine Renunciation, life at sea, the slave trade. The new novel Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby has all of that and more.Let's find out how this book about Baroque-n-Roll Adventures of a Gender Fluid Seafarer came to be.Welcome, Carolyn!Get Ravenglass:https://www.northodox.co.uk/product-page/ravenglass-paperbackFind Carolyn:https://www.carolynkirby.com/https://www.facebook.com/carolynkirbyauthor/https://www.instagram.com/novelcarolyn/Carolyn on Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18475601.Carolyn_KirbyFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're talking to Olwen, a curator at Handel & Hendrix House here in London.It's a museum where both George Frederic Handel once lived, the composer behind Zadok the Priest, used in coronations since the 18th century.Almost two centuries later, The same house was inhabited by the famous guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Let's find out more.Find Handel & Hendrix House:https://tickets.handelhendrix.org/https://handelhendrix.org/whats-onhttps://linktr.ee/handelhendrixhttps://www.instagram.com/handelandhendrix/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Please welcome Dr Elizabeth Norton back on the show, and let's talk about the female monarchs of the ages.Did you know the last elected female head of state is still alive? Did you know there exists a Queendom? How have the folk felt about reigning queens throughout time? What is the cost of female power to her and to her Kingdom?Let's dig in...Please find Dr Elizabeth Norton's books:Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchyhttps://footnotepress.com/books/women-who-ruled-the-world/Catherine Parr: Wife, Widow, Mother, Survivor, the Story of the Last Queen of Henry VIII https://www.amberley-books.com/catherine-parr-9781445603834.htmlAmberley Publishing (UK) https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/n/community-elizabeth-norton.htmlHead of Zeus (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/elizabeth-nortonPegasus Books (USA) http://www.pegasusbooks.com/authors/elizabeth-nortonDr Elizabeth Norton's website:http://www.elizabethnorton.co.uk/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/ Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/ The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/ Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the run up to the US Premiere of the play Three Queens by Rosamund Gravelle we are chatting to the playwright as well as not one, but two Marian historians - Dr Johanna Strong and Dr Peter Stiffell. Three Queens is about to open at Gamut Theatre in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.The play is set on the eve of Jane Grey's execution, and the three royal ladies (one past ex Queen, one Queen Regnant, and one future Queen) find themselves at Greenwich Palace where familial connections run gamut (!) with religious strife. Mary I, Elizabeth I (as Princess) and the soon-to-be-beheaded Lady Jane Grey all meeting up. How would that go?Today we're sorting out the historical truth about Mary I, and the future Good Queen Bess, as well as their cousin Jane.Please welcome Ros, Jo and Peter!Find the Play:https://allevents.in/harrisburg/three-queens/200028723844953https://www.rosamundgravelle.com/https://www.instagram.com/rosamund_gravelle/Find Dr Johanna:https://drjohannastrong.ca/https://www.instagram.com/_johanna.strong_/Find Dr Peter:https://drpeterstiffell.com/https://www.instagram.com/p.stiffell97/Read the Tudors:https://www.amberley-books.com/katharine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.htmlhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Tudors-by-Numbers-The-Stories-and-Statistics-Behind-Englands-Most-Infamous-Royal-Dynasty-Hardback/p/23448/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Womens-Lives-in-the-Tudor-Era-Hardback/p/24437/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Educating-the-Tudors-Hardback/p/22338/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Eating-with-the-Tudors-Food-and-Recipes-Hardback/p/23659/aid/1238 .Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.getyourguide.com/reign-of-london-s252243/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ever wanted to time travel? Ever wanted to meet someone from the French Revolution? Well now you can.Please welcome to the show Sofia Briccio, or rather, through her we meet the witness from the Reign of Terror, Marianne.See the Show:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revolution-stage-an-interactive-theatrical-experience-tickets-1514157890009Find Marianne:https://www.instagram.com/marianne_revolutionstage/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Please welcome to our 175th episode, which is also falls on our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!The playwright Liz Duffy Adams is on the podcast and today we're talking about her play - Born with Teeth, currently at Wyndham's Theatre in London, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel where they play Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. What was the inspiration behind this fictional (?) encounter between two literary giants? Why is it relevant to tell this story now? Tune in and find out.... See the Play:https://www.wyndhamstheatre.co.uk/Find the Play:https://www.rsc.org.uk/born-with-teethhttps://www.instagram.com/bornwithteethplay/Find Liz:https://www.instagram.com/lizduffyadams/https://lizduffyadams.com/Read Liz:https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/multiple.asp?keysearchauthor=Liz+Duffy+Adams&indexm=25&start=1&total=all&male=all&female=allhttps://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/born-with-teethFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.getyourguide.com/reign-of-london-s252243/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Please welcome Dan E Parkes back to the podcast, the author of Titanic Legacy: The Captain, the Daughter and the Spy with Amberley Publishing. He also has a Youtube channel called Captain Titanic where he searches for the truth about this great ship.This is the second part of our Titanic myth-busting, please turn your searchlights for the first part by scrolling up.There's a lot of mention of the 1997 film here, with an occasional compare and contrast of facts v fiction. For more fan-girling (on Nat's side) of the film, head on over to our sister podcast Finally Got Round To... and check out the episode on this mighty motion picture, with Dan leading the historical accuracy crusade. Happy sailing!Please find Dan's book here:https://www.amberley-books.com/titanic-legacy.htmlFind Dan:https://www.instagram.com/parkesproductions/https://titanicofficers.com/https://linktr.ee/captaintitanichttps://www.williammurdoch.net/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .A walking tour dedicated to the story of RMS Titanic is in the works.For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Please welcome historian Susan Abernethy to the show, and we'll be talking about her fabulous new book - Charles II's Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza, published by Pen & Sword.Who was Catherine of Braganza? Why was this Portuguese princess best suited to be the next Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland? What dowry did she bring and what was her legacy? Let's spill the tea…..Get Catherine of Braganza:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-IIs-Portuguese-Queen-Hardback/p/52501/aid/1238Get Susan's Books:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Susan-Abernethy/a/6071Find Susan:https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/author/thefreelancehistorywriter/https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-abernethy-16b57340https://www.instagram.com/yoginisusan2010/https://bsky.app/profile/susanabernethy2.bsky.socialMore Stuarts:https://bsky.app/profile/stuarthistoryfest.bsky.socialhttps://www.facebook.com/StuartHistFest/https://www.instagram.com/stuarthistoryfestival/https://x.com/StuartHistFestFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we have a very special episode: we have the writers and co-producer of the new musical The Queen is Mad about the rise and fall of Juana of Castile, the elder sister to Katharine of Aragon and daughter to Ferdinand and Isabella, the great Catholic monarchs.To make things even more special, we have acclaimed historian Heather R Darsie on the call as well to tell us what really happened back in 16th century Europe.See the Musical:https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/the-queen-is-madFind the Musical:https://pineconeperformance.com/the-queen-is-mad/https://www.instagram.com/thequeenismadmusicalHear the Musical:https://open.spotify.com/album/66QRuwxkyD3lXWu9rXF49BFind Heather:https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/https://www.instagram.com/hdarsiehistoryRead Heather:https://www.amberley-books.com/katharine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Stuart-Spouses-A-Compendium-of-Consorts-from-James-I-of-Scotland-to-Queen-Anne-of-Great-Britain-Hardback/p/51167/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.htmlFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're taking a peak behind the veil or behind the plank rather, of the new exhibition about Pirates at the National Maritime Museum in London.Let's find out what inspired this new display, and what is the journey the audience is about to embark upon... Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/Find Pirates:https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/piratesVisit Greenwich (...best place to be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/pirates-exhibition-p2274551Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueSpeaking of Pirates.... join Natalie for a tour of Naughty London where we walk by an actual pirate ship:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Anne Boleyn: The Musical has just opened at Hever Castle, so let's talk to Rebecca Night, who wrote its book and co-wrote its lyrics.Why is it important to tell Anne's story in her childhood home? What challenges did the production face when adapting a 16th century story for 21st century audiences? Why are we still so obsessed with Anne Boleyn?Tune in and find out... See the Musical:https://www.historalia.co.uk/information/Find the Musical:https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynthemusical/Find Rebecca:https://www.instagram.com/rebeccanighthp/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Please welcome Dr Thomas W Smith and we're going to talk about the epistolary culture in the middle ages and how can we relate to it today.Find Tom:https://thomaswsmith.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/medieval_tom/https://linktr.ee/twsmithRewriting the First Crusade:https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/rewriting-the-first-crusade/Curia & Crusade:https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503552972-1Petitions and Strategies of Persuasion in the Middle Ages:https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/petitions-and-strategies-of-persuasion-in-the-middle-ages/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We continue our #MightyMargarets series!Today we present to you our chat with Linda Porter about her book The Thistle and The Rose published by Head of Zeus, which tells the story of Margaret Tudor, English Princess, sister of Henry VIII. Margaret went on to marry the Scottish king James IV, and thus became the grandmother to the future Mary Queen of Scots and great-grandmother to James VI & I. Margaret was the link between the Tudors and the Stuarts, so Happy #StuartSunday to you all!Margaret Tudor: The Thistle and The Rose:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/thistle-and-the-rose-9781801105781/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Thistle-Rose-Linda-Porter/dp/1801105782/ (USA)Katherine Parr:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/katherine-the-queen/linda-porter/9780330460804 (UK)https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312616960/katherinethequeen/ (USA)Mary I:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/mary-tudor/linda-porter/9780749909826 (UK)https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312564964/themythofbloodymary/ (USA)Crown of Thistles: Mary Queen of Scots:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/crown-of-thistles/linda-porter/9780330534376/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Tudors-Versus-Stewarts-Fatal-Inheritance/dp/1250067464/ (USA)Royal Renegades: Children of Charles Ihttps://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/royal-renegades/linda-porter/9781447267546 (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Renegades-Children-Charles-English/dp/1250055423/ (USA)The Mistresses of Charles II:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/mistresses/linda-porter/9781509877072 (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Mistresses-Linda-Porter/dp/1509877053/ (USA)Find Linda:http://www.lindaporter.net/https://www.instagram.com/linda.porter7/https://x.com/DrLindaPorter1Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dear listener, Today we present to you our chat with PETER JAMES BOWMAN, the author of The Real Persuasion: Portrait of a Real-Life Jane Austen Heroine, published with Amberley. The book is a non-fiction account of a young woman named Catherine, whose own romance resembled that of Anne Elliot, in Jane Austen's novel Persuasion. The peculiar thing about it all is the fact that Jane Austen had no idea Catherine existed. Intrigued? As are we. Let's find out more…The Real Persuasionhttps://www.amberley-books.com/the-real-persuasion-9781398122574.htmlThe Fortune Hunterhttps://www.signalbooks.co.uk/2014/07/the-fortune-hunter/ (UK)https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-fortune-hunter/peter-james-bowman/9781909930032 (USA)The First Celebritieshttps://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/peter-james-bowman/the-first-celebrities.htmlFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we start a new series, dedicated to Blighty's great historic locations - today we talk to the lovely Georgina who works at Hatfield House, a gorgeous historic manor found in Hertfordshire, famous for being the childhood home of Elizabeth I.Let's find out more. Visit Hatfield:https://hatfield-house.co.uk/https://hatfield-house.co.uk/explore/the-old-palace/https://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/hertfordshire/item/hatfield-house-gardens.htmlhttps://www.movie-locations.com/movies/f/Favourite-2018.phphttps://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-favourite-filming-locationshttps://www.filminginengland.co.uk/where-was-the-favourite-filmed/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we sit down with illustrator, actor, playwright and producer Laura Crow to talk about her new project Vile, The Tudor Play.This delicious production looks at the story of Jane Parker, a.k.a. Jane Boleyn, from a new angle. See Vile:https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/t-nopxgadFind Vile:https://www.tudorsociety.com/vile-the-radical-redemption/https://www.instagram.com/vile_thetudorplay/https://timeandagaintheatre.com/projects/https://substack.com/@vilethetudorplayFind Laura:https://www.itslauracrow.com/https://www.instagram.com/itslauracrow/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Good news - The New York Times Best-selling author JOHN MATTHEWS is back on the show, this time we'll be talking about The Book of Merlin: Magic, Legend and History, published by Amberley.Who was Merlin?Did he actually exist?What has Wales got to do with him?And what is the larger context of the Merlin and Arthurian myths? Let's dig in…Happy #MerlinMonday !Please welcome John Matthews to the show.And we'll be talking about his upcoming book Voyages with the Celtic Saints: Stories and Wisdom for Travellers in Search of Truth. The Book of Merlin:https://www.amberley-books.com/the-book-of-merlin-9781398127012.html (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Book-Merlin-Magic-Legend-History/dp/1445699206/ (USA)Voyages of Celtic Saints:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers/dp/0764368796/ (UK)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers-ebook/dp/B0DYL4V2X5/ (UK)https://redfeathermbs.com/products/voyages-into-vision (USA)Find John's Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/robin-hood-9781445690773.htmlhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Prophecies-Merlin-English-Translation-15th-Century/dp/B0DH3MQX4X/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prophecies-Merlin-English-Translation-15th-Century-ebook/dp/B0DMPKZ356/Find John & Caitlin:https://www.hallowquest.org.uk/arthurian-grail-merlin-and-taliesin-book-titleshttps://graal.substack.com/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Please welcome historian Anna Whitelock and we'll be talking today about her fabulous new book - The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of a Global Britain, published by Bloomsbury (UK) & Viking Press (USA).This is a wonderful account of James VI and I's working life. What was his connection to the colonies? How global was Britain's presence during his reign? And is it true that he was once invited to the next tsar of Russia? Let's find out more.The Sun Rising:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sun-rising-9781408863541/ (UK)https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-sun-rising/anna-whitelock/9781408863510 (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318646/the-sun-rising-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)Mary I:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mary-tudor-9781408800782/ (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/319084/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/189852/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)Elizabeth's Bedfellows:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/elizabeths-bedfellows-9781408833643/ (UK)https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/queens-bed-intimate-history/author/whitelock-anna/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Bed-Intimate-History-Elizabeths/dp/0374239789/ (USA)Find Anna:https://www.annawhitelock.co.uk/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/73627/anna-whitelock/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Whitelockhttps://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/people/academics/anna-whitelockhttps://www.visiblecrown.com/as-a-historian-of-monarchy-i-thought-i-was-immune-to-its-magic-not-todayhttps://www.hatchards.co.uk/search?term=anna%20whitelockStuart History Festival:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thestuarthistoryfestivalhttps://www.andreazuvich.com/current-events/the-stuart-history-festival-speaker-lineup/https://bsky.app/profile/stuarthistoryfest.bsky.socialhttps://www.facebook.com/StuartHistFest/https://www.instagram.com/stuarthistoryfestival/https://x.com/StuartHistFestFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Have you ever heard of Russian Jews seeking new life in Galveston, Texas, after the pogroms in Imperial Russia? Now you have.Today we talk to Rachel Cockerell, whose ancestor was responsible for this movement, and whose first book on this subject, told entirely with the voice of primary sources, was voted The Times and The Sunday Times Book of the year. Let's find out more…Get Melting Point:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/melting-point-family-memory-and-the-search-for-a-promised-land/rachel-cockerell/9781035408917 (UK)https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/rachel-cockerell/melting-point-family-memory-and-the-search-for-a-promised-land/9781035408917/ (UK)https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374609269/meltingpoint/ (USA)Find Rachel:https://www.rachelcockerell.co.uk/https://www.ft.com/content/a815b1ed-61dc-4912-85f5-a1e385d34d69https://www.thejc.com/life/i-definitely-feel-more-jewish-than-when-i-started-writing-the-book-v1v6dbv4https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/05/melting-point-rachel-cockerell-book-reviewhttps://www.texasstandard.org/stories/melting-point-book-cockerell-jewish-homeland-galveston-project-texas/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We continue our #MightyMargarets series!Good news! Lauren Johnson is back on the podcast, this time we're talking about the great Tudor matriarch - Margaret Beaufort, the subject of Lauren's upcoming book.Did Margaret know how to have fun? What part did femininity play in her life? What was it like to have her as your boss? And what do swans have to do with Margaret Beaufort? Let's find out...Pre-Order Margaret Beaufort - Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-beaufort-9781789541649/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Beaufort-Survivor-Rebel-Kingmaker-ebook/dp/B0F1FGLF27/ (USA)Get The Shadow King - The Life and Death of Henry VI:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/shadow-king-9781784979645/ (UK)http://pegasusbooks.com/books/the-shadow-king-9781643131283-hardcover (USA)Get Lauren's Other Books:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/lauren-johnson/ (UK)http://pegasusbooks.com/authors/lauren-johnson (USA)Lauren's Fiction:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Arrow-of-Sherwood-Hardback/p/4101/aid/1238Find Lauren:http://lauren-johnson.com/index.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/LaurenJohnsonAuthor/https://www.threads.com/@history_laurenLauren on Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7796295.Lauren_JohnsonFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We chat with Dr Joanne Paul about her new book - Thomas More: Life and Death in Tudor England. (published by Penguin in UK and Simon and Schuster in USA).Please pour yourself a cup of Countess Grey and start a drinking game on how many times Joanne and I are going to say ‘More'... when talking about one of the greatest figures of the Tudor age - Sir Thomas More…Please watch/ binge/ indulge in My Lady Jane (2024) on Amazon Prime.Find Joanne:https://joannepaul.com/https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=979https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/6201559.Joanne_PaulPre-Order Thomas More:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/453261/thomas-more-by-paul-joanne/9781405953603 (UK)https://bookshop.canterbury.ac.uk/thomas-more-a-life_9781405953603 (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thomas-More/Joanne-Paul/9781639368792 (USA)The House of Dudley:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309209/the-house-of-dudley-by-paul-joanne/9781405937191 (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-House-of-Dudley/Joanne-Paul/9781639366125 (USA)http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-house-of-dudley-9781639363285-hardcover (USA)Utopia:https://www.waterstones.com/book/utopia/thomas-more/joanne-paul/9780198860204 (UK & USA)https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Utopia-by-Thomas-More-author-Joanne-Paul-editor/9780198860204 (UK & USA)Joanne's Other Books:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/counsel-and-command-in-early-modern-english-thought/joanne-paul/9781108748254https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/thomas-more/joanne-paul/9780745692173https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/queenship-and-counsel-in-early-modern-europe/helen-matheson-pollock/9783030083373https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/thomas-more-a-life-dr-joanne-paul/7765640?ean=9781405953603https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Joanne-Paul/197500984Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Tudors can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This year we're celebrating 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen.Today we sit down with John Mullan about his book What Matters in Jane Austen?, which has just been re-released by Bloomsbury Publishing.What Matters in Jane Austen?https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/what-matters-in-jane-austen-9781526693945/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/What-Matters-Jane-Austen-Crucial/dp/1620400421/ (USA)The Artful Dickens: The Tricks and Ploys of the Great Novelisthttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/artful-dickens-9781408866825/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Artful-Dickens-Tricks-Ploys-Novelist/dp/1408866811/ (USA)Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today is the anniversary of the First Battle of St Albans, which was fought in 1455, making it the first battle of the Wars of the Roses; and to talk about it today our guest is Jackson van Uden. Welcome back, Jackson!Find Jackson:https://historywithjackson.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/historywithjackson/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXh8pNeS7gdE377kgrNOIwDictators by Jackson van Uden:https://shorturl.at/wZ7lhThe Crystallisation of Totalitarianism by Jackson van Uden:https://shorturl.at/H3bAlFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to a new episode of our #StuartSpring series. We'l be talking to Steven Veerapen about his book on ANNA OF DENMARK, wife to James VI and I. Anna married James in 1589, thus becoming Queen Consort of Scotland, and when he inherited the English throne upon the death of Elizabeth I, she Anna became queen of England as well, thus becoming the first British Queen.Anna of Denmark:https://www.peterlang.com/document/1160454https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anna-Denmark-Queen-Two-Kingdoms/dp/1789973414/The Wisest Fool - The Lavish Life of James VI and I:https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-wisest-fool-2/Pre-Order Witches: A King's Obsession:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Witches-Kings-Obsession-Steven-Veerapen/dp/1780279523/https://birlinn.co.uk/product/witches/Get Steven's Books:https://www.waterstones.com/author/steven-veerapen/4403209https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/steven-veerapen/https://www.peterlang.com/document/1113656https://birlinn.co.uk/?s=steven%20veerapen&t=authorsFind Steven:https://www.stevenveerapen.com/https://x.com/stevenveerapenhttps://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/veerapenstevendr/Stuart History Festival:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thestuarthistoryfestivalhttps://www.andreazuvich.com/current-events/the-stuart-history-festival-speaker-lineup/https://bsky.app/profile/stuarthistoryfest.bsky.socialhttps://www.facebook.com/StuartHistFest/https://www.instagram.com/stuarthistoryfestival/https://x.com/StuartHistFestFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today is the anniversary of Anne Boleyn's execution. As we know, her French connections didn't save her, despite strongly forged links some years previously.Today we talk to Estelle Paranque and ask her all about Anne and her daughter Elizabeth's relationship with The French Powers-that-Be…Bienvenue, Estelle!Get Thorns, Lust and Glory:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451206/thorns-lust-and-glory-by-paranque-estelle/9781529149586 (UK)https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/estelle-paranque/thorns-lust-and-glory/9780306835933/ (USA)Get Blood, Fire and Gold:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442867/blood-fire-and-gold-by-paranque-estelle/9781529109245 (UK)https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/estelle-paranque/blood-fire-gold/9780306830525/ (USA)Get Estelle's Books:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elizabeth-England-through-Valois-Eyes-ebook/dp/B07JZ8FNLPhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Remembering-Queens-Modern-England-France-ebook/dp/B07W6T6VZ8https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colonization-Piracy-Trade-Modern-Europe-ebook/dp/B074J86K7VFind Estelle:https://www.paranque.fr/estelle/https://www.youtube.com/@ElleHistoryhttps://www.instagram.com/estelleprnq/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Tudors can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Continuing on from Margaret of Anjou, today we have a new episode for the #MightyMargaret series.This one is about MARGARET OF YORK, or as she became known after marriage, Margaret of Burgundy.This of course is the sister to Edward IV, George, Duke of Clarence, and Richard III.The in/famous Duchess who helped strengthen the links between England and Burgundy during her brothers' lives, but who also harboured the pretender/s to the Tudor throne later on.Let's learn all about this Girl Boss Duchess from Dr Elizabeth Norton.Please find Dr Elizabeth Norton's books:Pre-Order Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchyhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Who-Ruled-World-Monarchy/dp/1804441139/Catherine Parr: Wife, Widow, Mother, Survivor, the Story of the Last Queen of Henry VIII https://www.amberley-books.com/catherine-parr-9781445603834.htmlAmberley Publishing (UK) https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/n/community-elizabeth-norton.htmlHead of Zeus (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/elizabeth-nortonPegasus Books (USA) http://www.pegasusbooks.com/authors/elizabeth-nortonDr Elizabeth Norton's website:http://www.elizabethnorton.co.uk/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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