Podcasts about Saxons

Host Matt Trump (fighting a temperamental mic cord) turns his leftover map slides into a full episode on a provocative question: did the barbarians actually destroy Rome, or preserve it? Picking up from last week's Phantom Time detour, he leans on Belgian historian Henri Pirenne and the book Medieval Cities, bought decades ago as an Austin physics grad student, to argue a mainstream but revisionist case. The thesis: the Germanic tribes (Goths, Angles, Saxons, Franks) did not want to burn Rome down. They wanted in, preserving Roman civilization under new rulers, feudalism, and above all the Church, which outlived the state. What truly severed the ancient world, Pirenne argues, was the Arab conquest cutting Christian Europe off from Mediterranean commerce, shifting Europe's center of gravity north. Expect Hagia Sophia, Ravenna mosaics, Justinian, and pointed parallels to whether America is reliving Rome's fall.

Welcome to our STEW/UART HISTORY FORTNIGHT !Let's talk about one of the lesser known Stuarts - Henry Frederick, the eldest surviving son of James VI/I.Why did he never become king? What was he like as a person? Would the history be different had he died later?We're sitting down with Tonya Ulynn Brown, who has written a novel with this Prince at the centre - the book is called Prince's Darling.Welcome, Tonya!The novel is available to order from the link below.Get Prince's Darling:https://www.amazon.com/Princes-Darling-Stuart-Monarch-Book-ebook/dp/B0D6L1BLG7Get Tonya's Books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tonya-Ulynn-Brown/author/B08B6C9VFDFind and Follow Tonya:https://www.tonyaubrown.com/https://x.com/MrsBrownee2Uhttps://www.facebook.com/TonyaUBrown/https://www.instagram.com/tonyaubrownhttps://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/authors/tonya-ulynn-brownFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.ifitaintbaroque.com/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our STEW/UART HISTORY FORTNIGHT !Let's start with one of the first Stewarts - James I of Scotland (none of England).What makes him stand out among the other Royal Jameses of this land?Why did he spend so much time in England? What kind of king was he? And why was his death so... grim?With us we have Callum Watson, author of the upcoming book Murder, Intrigue & Conspiracy in Medieval Scotland: Political Violence in the 14th and 15th Century, soon-to-be-published by Pen & Sword, available for pre-order from the link below.Callum's First Book:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/1314-The-Year-of-Bannockburn-Hardback/p/49813/aid/1238Pre-Order Callum's New Book:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Intrigue-Conspiracy-Medieval-Scotland/dp/1036193241/Find and Follow Callum:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiesDZuBN1Z0SE3Vq3Gjz_Ahttps://drcallumwatson.blogspot.com/https://www.instagram.com/cpwatson1375/https://x.com/vivstan211240The Battle of Bannockburn - National Trust for Scotland:https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/bannockburn/Britain's Lost Battlefields:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12270298/https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-lost-battlefields-with-rob-bellFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.ifitaintbaroque.com/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we sit down with Seb Harding and talk about three Georgian Houses that you can visit in London: Spencer House, Strawberry Hill and Dennis Severs' House.All three have fascinating stories. Let's dig in!Welcome, Seb!Find and Follow Seb:https://www.instagram.com/sebhardinglondon/https://sebhardinglondonhouses.substack.com/aboutFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.ifitaintbaroque.com/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Today we have a special treat: we sit down with KATE WILLIAMS to talk about her new book REGINA: A NEW HISTORY OF ROYAL WOMEN AND POWER,recently published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in the UK and soon to be published by Pegasus in the USA.Let's talk queens, queens regnant, queens consort, queens regent and what is the unifying quotient of their regal journey?Welcome to the podcast,Kate!Get REGINA:https://www.waterstones.com/book/regina/kate-williams/9781474621359 (UK)http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/regina-9798897102044-hardcover (USA)Kate's Books (UK):https://www.waterstones.com/author/kate-williams/38806Kate's Books (USA):http://www.pegasusbooks.com/authors/kate-williamsFind and Follow Kate:https://www.instagram.com/katewilliamsme/https://x.com/KateWilliamsmehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Williams_(historian)https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3083927/https://knightayton.co.uk/broadcast_talent/professor-kate-williams/https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/173862/kate-williamshttps://www.unitedagents.co.uk/kate-williams/https://www.tiktok.com/@katewilliamsmeFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.ifitaintbaroque.com/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're sitting down with Erin Fetterly and getting a glimpse into her upcoming PHD - and in particular, we will become acquainted with Mary Temple, Mrs Palmerston, mother of a Prime Minister.Welcome back, Erin!Find Women Who Kill:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Women-Who-Kill-A-History-of-Britains-Most-Dangerous-Women-Hardback/p/50912/aid/1238Find and Follow Erin:https://www.instagram.com/thecanadianlondoner/https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=194550https://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/balancing-a-phd-and-a-publishing-deal-the-birkbeck-wayhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/women-who-kill/erin-fetterly/9781399047708Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 happened in England between the Roman and the Saxon period? Let's ask Nicholas J Higham, the author of the recently published tome by Yale University Press: HOW ENGLAND BEGAN: FROM ROMAN BRITAIN TO THE ANGLO-SAXONS.Welcome, Nicholas!Get How England Began:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300254921/how-england-began/Find Nicholas:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._J._Highamhttps://manchester.academia.edu/NickHighamhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/higham-nicholas-john-nicholas-highamhttps://www.waterstones.com/author/nicholas-j-higham/51267https://yalebooks.co.uk/author/nicholas-j-higham/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.

Ever wondered about the origins of the British Working classes and their party?We're sitting down with Labour historian Geoff Andrews and getting a glimpse into his latest book on the Making of Modern Britain.The book RADICALS is published by Yale University Press London.Welcome, Geoff!Get RADICALs:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300265897/radicals/Find and Follow Geoffrey :https://geoffandrews.net/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 this episode of OffScript, Dash Arts' Artistic Director Josephine Burton is joined by Lynne Murphy, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex, author of The Prodigal Tongue, and the American voice behind the long-running blog Separated by a Common Language, for a wide-ranging and surprising conversation about the language we think we own.Josephine and Lynne trace English from its violent beginnings, a language forged through invasion, layered with the speech of Angles, Saxons and Normans, carrying the class fault lines of its Saxon-French inheritance all the way into the present, to the extraordinary global story of a tongue that has long since outgrown its origins. They explore how migration has always remade English from below, how empire exported it across the world, and what it means that English is now spoken by more people as a second language than as a first.They talk about language as soft power and who gets to wield it. About the difference between a language of place and a language of people. About the voraciousness of English, its restless appetite for new words, new rhythms, new speakers and why that hunger, far from diluting the language, is precisely what keeps it alive.The conversation finds its way into Our Public House, Dash Arts' new touring theatre production, a state-of-the-nation play set in a pub, born out of three years of travelling England and listening to over 700 people talk about the country they want to live in. Because if English is a language that belongs to everyone who speaks it, then Englishness might work the same way — and that's exactly what Our Public House is asking. Dead Language Society can be found here: www.deadlanguagesociety.com Lynne Murphy's blog can be found here: https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Our Public House is currently touring England. Find out more at https://www.dasharts.org.uk/our-public-house This episode is part of Dash Arts' Albion series — an ongoing exploration of what it means to be English today.Our intro music is Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's travel back to the 8th century England, to the kingdom of Mercia to be precise.Rory Naismith has just published a book with Yale on KING OFFA - the King of Mercia who also might be crowned the king of puns...Welcome, Rory!Get this great OFFA:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300257465/offa/Find and Follow RORY:https://x.com/Rory_Naismithhttps://bsky.app/profile/rorynaismith.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/rorynaismith/https://www.threads.com/@rorynaismithhttps://www.waterstones.com/books/search/term/rory+naismithFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.

Kip Ioane just completed his second season as the Head Boys' Basketball Coach at South Salem (OR) High School where he has led the Saxons to a 34-19 record . Ioane previously served as the head coach of the men's basketball team at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon for 14 seasons and as an assistant for 8 seasons.Ioane also attended Willamette as a student-athlete and played for the Bearcats from 1997-98 through 2000-01. He was a two-year captain who earned a total of four letters while playing at Willamette.Ioane's Teams Of Men Character Development program has garnered national recognition for its work in developing a healthy version of manhood with teams, coaches, and players around the country.On this episode Mike and Kip discuss the transformative impact of the "Teams of Men" program on high school basketball coaching and player development. We explore how the integration of emotional fluency, vulnerability, and authentic relationships fosters a culture of trust among players, which, in turn, enhances their performance on the court. Kip shares the importance of creating a supportive environment where young men can engage in meaningful conversations about personal growth, thus challenging traditional notions of masculinity in sports. Throughout the discussion, we emphasize that prioritizing character development and emotional intelligence is not merely beneficial but essential for achieving sustained success in both athletics and life. By the episode's conclusion, we aim to inspire coaches to embrace this holistic approach, recognizing that the foundation of winning extends beyond the scoreboard to the cultivation of resilient, well-rounded individuals.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @hoopheadspod for the latest updates on episodes, guests, and events from the Hoop Heads Pod.Make sure you're subscribed to the Hoop Heads Pod on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and while you're there please leave us a 5 star rating and review. Your ratings help your friends and coaching colleagues find the show. If you really love what you're hearing recommend the Hoop Heads Pod to someone and get them to join you as a part of Hoop Heads Nation.Get ready to take some notes as you listen to this episode with Kip Ioane, Head Boys' Basketball Coach at South Salem High School in the state of Oregon.Website - https://www.teamsofmenmembership.group/Email – teamsofmen@gmail.comTwitter - @kipioane @teamsofmenVisit our Sponsors!Give With HoopsGive With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative that fuses basketball analytics with modern sponsorship. Built for teams who see data as opportunity, from AAU programs to college powerhouses. By tying on-court performance directly to community and sponsor engagement, Give With Hoops help programs raise more while deepening support from those who believe in the game.D3 Direct Recruiting PlaybookHoop Heads Listeners currently get 25% off!Your step-by-step guide to getting recruited as a college athlete at the NCAA Division 3 level. This course is designed by former D3 Athletes to take you from zero interest from college coaches to securing your first offer and putting you on the path to committing.The Coaching PortfolioYour first impression is everything when applying for a new coaching job. A professional coaching portfolio is the tool that highlights your coaching achievements and philosophies and, most of all, helps separate you and your abilities from the other applicants. Special Price of just $25 for all Hoop Heads Listeners.Wealth4CoachesEmpowering athletic coaches with financial education, strategic planning, and practical tools to build lasting wealth—on and off the court.If you listen to and love the Hoop Heads Podcast, please consider giving us a small tip that will help in our quest to become the #1 basketball coaching podcast. https://hoop-heads.captivate.fm/supportTwitter/X Podcast - @hoopheadspodMike - @hdstarthoopsJason - @jsunkleInstagram@hoopheadspodFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hoopheadspod/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDoVTtvpgwwOVL4QVswqMLQ

In this episode, Andrew Lucas about hisi book with Jürgen Schmieschek that explores Saxon soldiers during the First World War. Using personal writings, they examine how German troops experienced combat on the Western Front, particularly in Flanders. The interview explores daily life, combat conditions and the emotional toll of prolonged warfare. Andi also reflects on the importance of presenting a balanced historical account that incorporates voices from both sides of the conflict.

Today we sit down with IAN BRADLEY to talk about his new book THE LAST ENCHANTED PLACES: SPA TOWNS OF EUROPE, recently published by Icon Books.Let's talk what and where are these OG spas in UK and Europe, what is their history and what are their secrets...Welcome, Ian!Get The Last Enchanted Places:https://www.iconbooks.com/ib-title/the-last-enchanted-places-2/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 sit down with DR AMY BOYINGTON to talk about her new book THE COUNTRY HOUSE DINING ROOM: A HISTORY OF GEORGIAN FEASTING, recently published by Yale University Press London.Let's talk why this era is infamous for its parties, to what excess did the Georgians gorge themselves to, and most importantly, at what expense?Welcome, Amy!Get A History of Georgian Feasting:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300276923/the-country-house-dining-room/Find and Follow Amy:https://amyboyington.co.uk/https://www.tiktok.com/@history_with_amyhttps://cambridge.academia.edu/AmyBoyingtonhttps://www.instagram.com/history_with_amy/https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/amy-boyington/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amy-boyington-296b2353/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 sit down with Dr Helen Fry, a WW2 historian, whose account of Howard Triest at the trial in Nuremberg is getting a new edition with Yale University Press London.Let's dive into the story of Howard Triest, a German-Jewish interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals, present at one of the most important trials in human history.Warning - as this involves WW2, the Holocaust and religion-based crimes, please proceed with caution. Some atrocities mentioned will not be for those of the faint of heart.Also, we have a new guest host with us today, welcome, Arthur!and Welcome, Helen!Get Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300303568/nuremberg-the-translators-tale/Find Helen:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Fryhttps://www.helen-fry.com/https://x.com/DrHelenFryhttps://www.facebook.com/DrHelenFryhttps://yalebooks.co.uk/search-results/?contributor=helen-fryFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 sit down with GUY CUTHBERTSON to talk all things Lady Chatterley's Lover. Why was this book written, what was the journey to get it printed? What afterlife did this novel have, and most importantly, what impact?Lady C: The Long and Sensational Life of Lady Chatterley's Lover is published by Yale University Press London.Welcome, Guy!Get Lady C:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300266375/lady-c/Find Guy:https://guycuthbertson.com/https://www.instagram.com/guywjc2025/https://x.com/guywjchttps://yalebooks.co.uk/author/guy-cuthbertson/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 special treat: a glimpse into the highly anticipated new book by STEVEN VEERAPEN, wherein he explores Henry VIII's reign on the subject of empire-building...What was Henry's relationship like with Wales, Scotland and Ireland?How was he planning to annex territories to England and was he successful in any way?Let's find out.Steven's new book OVERLORD is available for pre-order with Birlinn Books.Welcome back, Steven!Pre-Order OVERLORD:https://birlinn.co.uk/product/overlord/The Wisest Fool - The Lavish Life of James VI and I:https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-wisest-fool-2/Witches: A King's Obsession: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.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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/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 back Dr Thomas W Smith and we're going to talk about his latest book The Fifth Crusade: A History of the Epic Campaign to Conquer Egypt, published by Yale University Press London.Welcome back, Tom!Find Tom:https://thomaswsmith.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/medieval_tom/https://linktr.ee/twsmithThe Fifth Crusade:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300283952/the-fifth-crusade/Rewriting the First Crusade:https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/rewriting-the-first-crusade/Curia & Crusade:https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503552972-1Gesta Francorum Ierusalem Expugnantium:https://global.oup.com/academic/product/gesta-francorum-ierusalem-expugnantium-9780192872821Petitions 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.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 play... TRUE OR FALSE... about Anne Boleyn...on the day of her execution...Tune in, relax and get some Tudor closure.Welcome back, Heather R Darsie!Get 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.htmlVisit Hever Castle...right now: https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/Capturing a Queen Exhibition:https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/whats-on/capturing-a-queen/Stay at Hever Castle:https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/stay/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 all things Masquerade and how it became the IT event in the 18th century.Who was attending them? What was special about the Georgian period that made it happen?What are the modern day parallels? Tune in and find out.Today we're talking to Meghan Kobza about her newly launched book Masquerade: A History of Extravagance and Intrigue, published by Yale University Press London.Welcome, Meg!Get Masquerade:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300276213/the-masquerade/Find Meg:https://megkobza.wixsite.com/meg-kobzahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-kobza-a59a9841/https://www.instagram.com/fancyhistorian/Meet Meg:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/events/a-history-of-masquerade-by-meghan-kobza-at-hatchards-piccadillyFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 this episode of the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast, Senior Writer Chin Liang takes us deep into the heart of Transylvania, a region forever linked to gothic legends, dark forests, and of course… vampires. But as Chin quickly shows us, the real Transylvania—and the real Brașov—is far more fascinating than any fictional horror story.We begin with the scenic train ride from Bucharest, winding through the Carpathian Mountains before arriving in Brașov, a city of 250,000 people that still feels like a perfectly preserved medieval town. In the Old Town's Council Square, Chin notices something unusual: the eyebrow dormer windows that look like hundreds of half‑closed eyes watching from the rooftops. Built by Saxons centuries ago, these “eyes” once ventilated attics—but today they give Brașov its unforgettable, slightly eerie charm.Chin explores the Black Church, the city's most famous landmark, named for the fire that blackened its walls in the 17th century. Inside stands one of the largest pipe organs in Southeastern Europe, with nearly 4,000 pipes still used for concerts.No trip to Brașov is complete without a visit to Bran Castle, the so‑called “Dracula's Castle.” Chin sets the record straight: the castle has nothing to do with vampires. Instead, it was a fortress, then a royal residence, and now a museum perched dramatically on a rocky cliff. Still, its silhouette was close enough to Bram Stoker's imagination that the legend stuck.Chin also recommends pairing your visit with Râșnov Fortress, a 13th‑century hilltop stronghold, and Peleș Palace, a spectacular neo‑Renaissance royal residence filled with secret doors, stained glass, medieval weapons, and ornate rooms that feel straight out of a fairytale.Back in Brașov, Chin samples local dishes like hearty beef stew and creamy roasted eggplant spread. And for the best view in town, he rides the cable car up Mount Tâmpa, where the forests and ridges of Transylvania stretch out in every direction. It's here, above the rooftops and the “watchful eyes,” that the city's resilience and history truly come into focus.Brașov is a place shaped by fire, rebuilt with pride, and wrapped in centuries of myth. And as Chin reminds us, sometimes the real stories are even better than the legends.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast and never miss a new journey.Explore more great travel stories at GoNOMAD.com

Today we're talking to Sophie Bacchus Waterman about her solo biography of Elizabeth Boleyn, nee Howard - mother to the queen and one-time mother-in-law of Henry VIII. What was Elizabeth and Anne's relationship like? Why was Elizabeth asking Wolsey for tuna at one point? And what is unique about this 16th century noblewoman? Let's find out…Sophie's book is published by The History Press .Welcome, Sophie!At present, there is a new exhibition at Hever Castle called Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn.See the link below to get your tickets.Find Sophie:https://www.instagram.com/sophiebwaterman/https://bsky.app/profile/sophiebwaterman.bsky.socialGet Sophie's Book:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/elizabeth-boleyn/Get Lauren McKay's Book on Thomas and George Boleyn:https://www.lauren-mackay.co.uk/thomasboleynlaurenmackayhistorianhttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/among-the-wolves-of-court-9781350147058/Visit Hever Castle...right now: https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/Capturing a Queen Exhibition:https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/whats-on/capturing-a-queen/Stay at Hever Castle:https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/stay/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 our last episode we discussed Tracy Borman's new novel, The House of Boleyn, set at Hever Castle.Published by Hodder & Stoughton Books.This time we're delving into the history of this magnificent building with Dr Owen Emmerson.Welcome, Owen!At present, there is a new exhibition at Hever Castle called Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn.See the link below to get your tickets.On our next episode we'll be staying with the Boleyns and talk about Elizabeth Howard, Mrs Boleyn, the mother of the Queen.And our guest shall be Sophie Bacchus-Waterman, the author of the first ever solo biography of Elizabeth.Published by The History Press.Find Owen:https://www.instagram.com/drowenemmerson/https://www.instagram.com/owenandkatehistory/Get Owen's Book - The Boleyns of Hever Castle:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boleyns-Hever-Castle-Owen-Emmerson/dp/8412232569/Visit Hever Castle...right now: https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/Capturing a Queen Exhibition:https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/whats-on/capturing-a-queen/Stay at Hever Castle:https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/stay/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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 Tracy Borman and her highly anticipated novel The House of Boleyn, published by Hodder and Stoughton.Let's cast our minds back to the 16th century and picture ourselves at Hever Castle with The Boleyn family in residence. Welcome, Tracy!Get The House of Boleyn:https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/tracy-borman/the-house-of-boleyn/9781399709477/ (UK) https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-house-of-boleyn/ (USA) Read Tracy:https://www.hodder.co.uk/contributor/tracy-borman/ (UK)https://www.hatchards.co.uk/search?term=tracy+borman (UK) https://groveatlantic.com/author/tracy-borman/ (USA)Find Tracy:https://www.tracyborman.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/tracy.borman/https://x.com/TracyBormanhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyborman.bsky.socialVisit Hever Castle...right now: https://www.hevercastle.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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 Titanic Sailing Season.In this episode we chat to Angela Young, author and historian and we'll be discussing her new book The Aristocrat and the Able Seaman, published by The History Press.The Aristocrat in the title is the author's great grandmother, the Countess of Rothes, and the Able Seaman is Thomas Jones, the mariner in charge of lifeboat #8, where he and the Countess found themselves among the survivors of RMS Titanic.Welcome, Angela!Get The Aristocrat and the Able Seaman:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-aristocrat-and-the-able-seaman/The History Press Books on Titanic: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/Find Angela: https://www.angela-young.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/angelayoung4/https://x.com/AngelaYoung4Find 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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 Titanic Sailing Season.In this episode we chat to Richard M Jones, author and historian and a fellow lover of ships. We'll be talking about the afterlife of Titanic - the searches for the wreck and the dives to the bottom of the Atlantic in search of Titanic's mysteries.Richard's book Titanic: The Searches and the Dives is published by Pen & Sword.Welcome, Richard!Get The Searches and The Dives: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Titanic-Hardback/p/53090Other P&S Books on Titanic: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/search/products/titanicFind Richard: https://shipwreckdata.wixsite.com/richard-m-joneshttps://www.instagram.com/wreckmasterjay/https://www.youtube.com/@RichardMJones-js7fzFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 Titanic Sailing Season!In this episode we chat to Brad Payne, author and historian and we'll be discussing his book 11:40 - Analysis of Evasive Manoeuvres & Damage Assessment on RMS Titanic, published by The History Press.What did the lookouts see at twenty to twelve on that fateful night? What were the immediate actions of the officers on watch? Could the tragedy have been avoided? Let's dive in...Welcome, Brad!P.S. Brad was recording the episode whilst aboard Queen Mary 2...On our next episode we will be chatting to Richard M Jones about the dives to the Titanic wreck....stay tuned...Get 11:40: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/1140/The History Press Books on Titanic: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/Find Brad: https://www.bradmpayne.com/https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/contributor/brad-payne/https://www.facebook.com/groups/328276221387833Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 Titanic Sailing Season.In this episode we chat to Kevin Brown, author and historian and we'll be discussing his book and documentary about The Ship of Lost Illusions: A Floating Microcosm of Edwardian Society, published by Pen & Sword.Welcome, Kevin!Get The Ship of Lost Illusions: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Titanic-Ship-of-Lost-Illusions-Hardback/p/52038Other P&S Books on Titanic: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/search/products/titanicFind Kevin: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=591805578http://kevinbrownhistorian.wordpress.com/https://x.com/KBrownHistorianFind Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 Titanic Sailing Season.In this episode we chat to Steven Schwankert, author and historian and we'll be discussing his book and documentary about The Six: The Untold Story of Titanic's Chinese Survivors, published by The History Press.Welcome, Steven!Get The Six: http://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-six/ (UK)http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-six-9781639368679-hardcover (USA)https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Steven-Schwankert/229312400 (USA)The History Press Books on Titanic: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/Find Steven: https://www.instagram.com/sschwankert/https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenschwankert/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5118647/https://x.com/sschwankertThe Six:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8517640/https://www.magellantv.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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 Titanic Sailing Season. In this episode we chat to Victoria Brown, author and historian and we'll be discussing her debut book The Death Ship: Recovering the Bodies of Titanic's Dead, published by The History Press. As we'll be touching upon the subjects of death, embalming, suicide, hypothermia, death of children and graves, this is your warning that what's to follow is not for the faint of heart…. We do hope you enjoy the episode should you decide to stay and brave the elements.. Welcome, Victoria! Get The Death Ship: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-death-ship/ https://www.hatchards.co.uk/reviews/the-death-ship/victoria-brown/9781803998039 https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/store/author-name/victoria-brown/ https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-death-ship/victoria-brown/steve-hall/9781803998039 The History Press Books on Titanic: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/ Find Victoria: https://www.instagram.com/one_openbook/ Find Baroque: https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ https://www.reignoflondon.com/ https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast Support Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/ https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London: RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/ 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 Titanic Sailing Season. In this episode we present to you our chat with Gareth Russell, author of the wonderfully researched book The Ship of Dreams, published with William Collins in the UK and Atria Books / Simon & Schuster in the USA. Welcome back, Gareth! Get Ship of Dreams: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-ship-of-dreams-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-and-the-end-of-the-edwardian-era-gareth-russell?variant=32557831159886 (UK) https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Gareth-Russell/500660891 (USA) https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008263201/the-ship-of-dreams-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-and-the-end-of-the-edwardian-era/ (AUS) Get Do Let's Have Another Drink: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/do-lets-have-another-drink-the-singular-wit-and-double-measures-of-queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mother-gareth-russell (UK) https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Do-Lets-Have-Another-Drink!/Gareth-Russell/9781668006955 (USA) https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008542658/do-lets-have-another-drink-the-singular-wit-and-double-measures-of-queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mother/ (AUS) 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/id1565005422 https://www.instagram.com/_garethrussell/ https://www.garethrussell.co.uk/ Find Baroque: https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ https://www.reignoflondon.com/ https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast Support Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/ https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London: RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/ 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 the start of our Titanic Sailing Season.In our first episode we present to you our chat with Lucy, the curator at National Maritime Museum. Stay tuned as we unearth the links between this great heritage display and this infamous tragedy.Welcome, Lucy!Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/Find National Maritime Museum:https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/Visit Greenwich (...best place to be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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/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 Victoria Bateman, the author of one of the most important books of our time: ECONOMICA.The Financial Times already called it the best book of 2025.Let's find out why it's so important to see the real link between women and economy.Welcome, Victoria!Get Economica:https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-bateman/economica/9781035415779/ (UK)https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/victoria-bateman/economica/9781541606067/?lens=seal-press (USA)Naked Feminism:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naked-Feminism-Breaking-Female-Modesty/dp/1509556060/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Feminism-Breaking-Female-Modesty/dp/1509556060/ (USA)Find More Victoria's Books:https://www.vnbateman.com/bookshttps://www.nakedfeminism.com/Find Victoria:https://www.vnbateman.com/biographyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Batemanhttps://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-economists-underrepresented-at-every-level-in-uk-academia-reporthttps://www.instagram.com/women.wealth.power/https://thenewfeminist.co.uk/2025/08/feminist-economist-victoria-bateman-is-exposing-the-lies-history-told-about-women-in-her-new-book/https://bsky.app/profile/vnbateman.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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.

Sharon Bennett Connolly is back on the podcast, and today we're talking of the Daughters of the Conquest.Let's find out why a medieval princess wasn't just marriage fodder for strengthening foreign alliances.Welcome back, Sharon!Find Sharon here:@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagramhttps://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/Sharon at Lincoln Castle:https://www.lincolncastle.com/events/event/164/lunchtime-talk-nicholaa-de-la-haye-england-s-forgotten-heroinePre-Order Princesses of the Early Middle Ages:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Princesses-of-the-Early-Middle-Ages-Hardback/p/57998/aid/1238Women of the Norman Conquest:https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.htmlWomen of the Anarchy :https://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.htmlHeroines of the Tudor World :https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-tudor-world.htmlHeroines of the Medieval World :https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.htmlScotland's Medieval Queens:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Scotlands-Medieval-Queens-Hardback/p/51759/aid/1238More Books by Sharon:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharon-Bennett-Connolly/a/3883Find Baroque:https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 re-visit Alnwick Castle and the history of the Percy family.Today we're talking to Daniel, the host of the Alnwick Castle Podcast and the man who knows everything about this mighty fortress and its past.Welcome, Daniel!Visit Alnwick:https://www.alnwickcastle.com/https://www.visitalnwick.org.uk/https://www.instagram.com/alnwickcastleofficial/https://www.facebook.com/alnwickcastleVisit Alnwick from Edinburgh:https://www.timberbush-tours.co.uk/our-tours/from-edinburgh/1-day-tours/holy-island-alnwick-castle-kingdom-northumbriahttps://tourscanner.com/l/edinburgh/i/alnwick-castlehttps://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/edinburgh-l44/alnwick-castle-berwick-and-the-borders-t30215/https://www.viator.com/tours/Edinburgh/Alnwick-Castle-and-the-Scottish-Borders-Day-Trip-from-Edinburgh/d739-2250ACBBhttps://www.rabbies.com/en-gb/tour/alnwick-castle-northumberland-coast-the-borders-day-tour-from-edinburghFind Baroque:https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.

Le poireau, humble légume de potager, est devenu l'un des symboles les plus surprenants du pays de Galles. Mais derrière cette association inattendue se cache une histoire mêlant légende, religion et identité nationale.Tout commence, selon la tradition, au VIe siècle. À cette époque, les Gallois affrontent les Saxons lors d'une bataille. Pour se distinguer de leurs ennemis sur le champ de combat, ils auraient fixé des poireaux sur leurs casques. L'idée viendrait de saint David, le saint patron du pays de Galles. Il aurait conseillé aux soldats de porter ce signe distinctif afin d'éviter les confusions… et de reconnaître leurs alliés au milieu du chaos.Résultat : les Gallois remportent la bataille. Et le poireau devient, peu à peu, un symbole de victoire et d'unité.Bien sûr, cette histoire tient en partie de la légende. Mais elle s'ancre dans un contexte réel : à l'époque, les signes de reconnaissance sur les champs de bataille étaient essentiels, et l'usage d'un élément végétal, facilement accessible, n'a rien d'absurde.Avec le temps, le poireau s'impose comme un emblème national. Il est notamment associé à la fête de saint David, célébrée le 1er mars. Ce jour-là, il est traditionnel de porter un poireau — ou parfois une jonquille, autre symbole gallois — pour afficher son attachement à la culture du pays.Mais pourquoi le poireau, précisément ?D'abord parce qu'il était très présent dans l'alimentation locale. Rustique, facile à cultiver, il faisait partie du quotidien des populations galloises. Ensuite, parce qu'il symbolise une certaine simplicité, une forme de modestie qui correspond bien à l'image que le pays de Galles a longtemps revendiquée face à ses puissants voisins.Au fil des siècles, le poireau dépasse le simple folklore. Il apparaît sur des insignes militaires, des uniformes, et même dans les traditions de la cour britannique : les régiments gallois continuent encore aujourd'hui à en porter lors de cérémonies officielles.Ainsi, ce légume ordinaire est devenu un marqueur d'identité. Il rappelle à la fois une légende fondatrice, une figure religieuse importante, et une culture attachée à ses racines.Au fond, le poireau gallois montre une chose simple : les symboles nationaux ne sont pas toujours grandioses. Parfois, ils naissent d'un détail du quotidien… qui, avec le temps, devient un signe de fierté collective. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Today we're talking to Emily Akkermans, the curator of time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. And if you want to know about John Harrison, the man who solved the longitude problem, she's the one to talk to.Welcome, Emily!Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/royalmuseumsgreenwich/https://x.com/RMGreenwichVisit Greenwich (...best place to be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.ukhttps://x.com/VisitGreenwichhttps://x.com/Royal_Greenwichhttps://www.instagram.com/visitgreenwich/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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.

When the Angles, Saxons and Jutes began settling across England in the wake of the Roman retreat in the early fifth century, the city they found on the north bank of the Thames was hardly a city at all. Within its walls were the great abandoned ruins of antiquity, ‘the works of giants' as one Anglo-Saxon poet put it, and little else. For hundreds of years the site was patchily inhabited, but two features indicated its future importance. In 604, the first Bishop of London was appointed, leading to the continuous presence of Christianity and the founding of St Paul's Cathedral; and down the river, the emergence of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Lundenwic near where Covent Garden is today confirmed the area's prime position as a trading centre. By the time Alfred repelled the Danes in the ninth century, London's value had been realised, and the symbolic movement of the royal court from Winchester to Westminster under Edward the Confessor set London's trajectory. In this episode, Rosemary is joined by Matthew Davies, professor of urban history at Birkbeck, to trace this story of London through the multiple invasions, grand projects and power struggles that took it from a field of ruins to a flourishing medieval capital. Reading by Duncan Wilkins Non-subscribers will only hear an extract from this episode. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, sign up: Apple Podcasts: https://lrb.me/applesignuplr Other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/scsignuplr Further reading in the LRB: Eamon Duffy on Westminster: https://lrb.me/lrep301 Ferdinand Mount on Henry III: https://lrb.me/lrep304 Tom Shippey on Alfred: https://lrb.me/lrep302 Ysenda Maxtone Graham on the Strand: https://lrb.me/lrep303 Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk

Find Max:https://theambulist.co.uk/Get Northumbria:https://birlinn.co.uk/product/northumbria-ad-367-867/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 sit down with Caroline Boggis-Rolfe, and we're going to get a glimpse into her book on the BALTICS - a story of the Baltic lands, the Baltic sea and the Baltic peoples.The book was published by Amberley.Welcome, Caroline!Get THE BALTIC STORY:https://www.amberley-books.com/the-baltic-story-9781398103306.htmlGet ADRIATIC:https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/caroline-boggis-rolfe/adriatic.htmlFind Caroline:https://x.com/DrBoggisRolfehttps://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/caroline-boggis-rolfe.htmlhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/list/18428287.Caroline_Boggis_Rolfehttps://www.angloswedishsociety.org.uk/sweden-and-the-nordic-nations-a-baltic-perspective/https://www.waterstones.com/author/caroline-boggis-rolfe/4064072Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 sit down with Dr Ruth Larsen to talk about her book - co-authored with the late Anthony Fletcher - MISTRESS: A HISTORY OF WOMEN AND THEIR COUNTRY HOUSES, published by Yale University Press London.What was the role of the lady of the house? What did she have to deal with on a daily basis? Let's look at what was the same and different for those in charge of the country houses, across four centuries of history.Welcome, Ruth!Get Mistress:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300163810/mistress/Find Ruth:https://www.instagram.com/drruthmlarsen/https://x.com/RuthMLarsenhttps://www.derby.ac.uk/staff/ruth-larsen/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ruth-larsen-92977157/https://oxinabox.co.uk/dr-ruth-larsens-mistress-a-history-of-women-and-their-country-houses-sets-the-record-straight-at-oxford-literary-festival/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 welcome back Amy McElroy, to talk about Desiderius Erasmus, one of the most influential men of Renaissance.Find Amy's biography of him with Pen & Sword.Find Amy:https://amymcelroy.blog/Get Erasmus:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Desiderius-Erasmus-The-Folly-or-Far-Sightedness-of-Renaissance-Europes-Greatest-Mind-Hardback/p/57477/aid/1238Get Mary Tudor, Queen of France:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Mary-Tudor-Hardback/p/51784/aid/1238Get Educating the Tudors:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Educating-the-Tudors-Hardback/p/22338/aid/1238Get Women's Lives in the Tudor Era:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Womens-Lives-in-the-Tudor-Era-Hardback/p/24437/aid/1238Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 to the podcast Russell Shorto, as we discuss his latest book Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events that Created New York and Shaped America - published with Swift Press in the UK and W W Norton and Co. in the USA.If you have ever wondered why is New York called New York, and what has Amsterdam to do with it, this is the book for you.Let's dive deep into the Transatlantic machinations of the 17th century and find out how our favourite rom-com city came to be...Welcome, Russell!Taking Manhattan:https://swiftpress.com/book/taking-manhattan/# (UK)https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881165 (USA)The Island at the Centre of the World:https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world/russell-shorto/9780349140209 (UK)https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/russell-shorto/the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world/9780349140209/ (UK)https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world-russell-shorto/1100623192 (USA)Find More Russell's Books:https://www.waterstones.com/author/russell-shorto/291630 (UK)https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/russell-shorto/descartes-bones/9780349140186/ (UK)https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/russell-shorto/amsterdam/9780349000022/ (UK)https://wwnorton.com/author/16461/russellshorto (USA)https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Russell%20Shorto%22 (USA)Find Russell:https://www.russellshorto.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Shortohttps://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B000APY772https://x.com/RussellShortohttps://www.waterstones.com/author/russell-shorto/291630https://www.facebook.com/authorrussellshorto/https://swiftpress.com/book-author/russell-shorto/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 with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 back Dr Thomas W Smith and we're going to talk about the links between the popes and crusades, particularly Honorius III and the recovery of the Holy Land in the 13th century. Subscribe for all the drama! The book is published with Brepols.Welcome back, Tom!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:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.

As William Shakespeare is once more in the spotlight at the Oscars, let's revisit how he became a stable of literary curriculum.Did you know it wasn't always in the stars that Shakespeare's work would enjoy the fame that it does today?Did you know that there was a Shakespeare Ladies Club in Georgian Britain that helped resurrect his work from being the proverbial footnote in history?Let's find out more about these she-heroes from the authors of the book - published by Amberley - that tells this enigmatic tale. Hamnet, Shakespeare in Love, take note...Welcome, Christine and Jonathan!Shakespeare Ladies Clubhttps://www.amberley-books.com/the-shakespeare-ladies-club.htmlThe Escape of Jack the Ripper:https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/h/jonathan-hainsworth/the-escape-of-jack-the-ripper-9781398109629.html (UK)https://www.regnery.com/9781684511785/the-escape-of-jack-the-ripper/ (USA)Find Christine and Jonathan:https://www.facebook.com/hainsworthwardagiushttps://hainsworthwardagius.com/https://www.facebook.com/TheShakespeareLadiesClubhttps://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/h/christine-and-jonathan-hainsworth.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:Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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 of Richard of Cornwall, the younger brother to Henry III, the other son of King John.Richard was the only Englishman to be crowned King of the Germans. How did that come about?Let's find out more.Darren Baker's book - published by Amberley - has it all.Welcome back, Darren!Darren's Books:Get Richard of Cornwall:https://www.amberley-books.com/richard-of-cornwall.htmlHenry III, his sister Eleanor, his wife Eleanor, his son Edward:https://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.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.htmlFind Darren:https://www.waterstones.com/author/darren-baker/243938https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/939368.Darren_Bakerhttps://www.facebook.com/darren.baker.75470Find 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:Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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/Credit for Music:Stock Media provided by ncmusic / Pond5Stock Media provided by CelloBliss / Pond5 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 First Celebrities, published with Amberley. When did the cult of celebrity start? Why is it important to differentiate between fame and celebrity?Let's dive into five Georgian superstars and find out the secrets of their infamy...Welcome, Peter James!The First Celebritieshttps://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/peter-james-bowman/the-first-celebrities.htmlThe 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)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:Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/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.

DESCRIPTION - TNS 18, 2 - St. Bede the Venerable (672-735 CE), Doctor of the Church - on the (biblical text) Song of Songs - Love as LearningOur Guest has been understood to have been the most learned of the Anglo-Saxon Christians. The particular Form of love that we will notice in him is his love expressed in his devotion to learning of God and of the world that God has given us.The age of the Anglo-Saxons extends from the time when the Romans lost control of Britain around 410 CE up to 1066 CE when the Normans invaded Britain. The Anglo-Saxons (the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes - invaders from modern day Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands) were the original “English” peoples (vs. the Britons who were far older, Celtic, inhabitants of Britain), and the type of English that they spoke and wrote was what we call “Old English”.Bede was only 7-years old when he entered a monastery (Benedictine), spending the rest of his life there. Mostly teaching himself by his voracious reading, he had what was clearly a divine desire (what we call a “charism”) to love God through learning. And because God is lord of all, so Bede became through extraordinary effort a polymath; i.e., he became an accomplished student of many disciplines, not just the Bible and all the ways of reading it, not just of Theology, but also, and most famously, of History, and more specifically, his writing of the history of how the Anglo-Saxons came to become Christians. His Ecclesiastical History of the English [i.e., Anglo-Saxon] People is a founding document of the whole discipline of History.Last month at The Night School, our Guest was the author of the biblical book, Song of Songs. This month, we will appreciate how Bede's love for learning gave him the insights he had into Song of Songs. We will explore sections of his Commentary on Song of Songs.Welcome to the Night School.

THE TABLE ROUND Chapter 5: Of the Duel Between Arthur and Osmond The War with the Saxons continues in the Fifth Chapter of the full-cast audio drama of the ongoing legends of King Arthur and The Knights of the Table Round.