We continue our #MightyMargarets series!Today we present to you our chat with Linda Porter about her book The Thistle and The Rose published by Head of Zeus, which tells the story of Margaret Tudor, English Princess, sister of Henry VIII. Margaret went on to marry the Scottish king James IV, and thus became the grandmother to the future Mary Queen of Scots and great-grandmother to James VI & I. Margaret was the link between the Tudors and the Stuarts, so Happy #StuartSunday to you all!Margaret Tudor: The Thistle and The Rose:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/thistle-and-the-rose-9781801105781/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Thistle-Rose-Linda-Porter/dp/1801105782/ (USA)Katherine Parr:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/katherine-the-queen/linda-porter/9780330460804 (UK)https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312616960/katherinethequeen/ (USA)Mary I:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/mary-tudor/linda-porter/9780749909826 (UK)https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312564964/themythofbloodymary/ (USA)Crown of Thistles: Mary Queen of Scots:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/crown-of-thistles/linda-porter/9780330534376/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Tudors-Versus-Stewarts-Fatal-Inheritance/dp/1250067464/ (USA)Royal Renegades: Children of Charles Ihttps://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/royal-renegades/linda-porter/9781447267546 (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Renegades-Children-Charles-English/dp/1250055423/ (USA)The Mistresses of Charles II:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/mistresses/linda-porter/9781509877072 (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Mistresses-Linda-Porter/dp/1509877053/ (USA)Find Linda:http://www.lindaporter.net/https://www.instagram.com/linda.porter7/https://x.com/DrLindaPorter1Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dear listener, Today we present to you our chat with PETER JAMES BOWMAN, the author of The Real Persuasion: Portrait of a Real-Life Jane Austen Heroine, published with Amberley. The book is a non-fiction account of a young woman named Catherine, whose own romance resembled that of Anne Elliot, in Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion. The peculiar thing about it all is the fact that Jane Austen had no idea Catherine existed. Intrigued? As are we. Let’s find out more…The Real Persuasionhttps://www.amberley-books.com/the-real-persuasion-9781398122574.htmlThe Fortune Hunterhttps://www.signalbooks.co.uk/2014/07/the-fortune-hunter/ (UK)https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-fortune-hunter/peter-james-bowman/9781909930032 (USA)The First Celebritieshttps://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/peter-james-bowman/the-first-celebrities.htmlFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we start a new series, dedicated to Blighty’s great historic locations - today we talk to the lovely Georgina who works at Hatfield House, a gorgeous historic manor found in Hertfordshire, famous for being the childhood home of Elizabeth I.Let’s find out more. Visit Hatfield:https://hatfield-house.co.uk/https://hatfield-house.co.uk/explore/the-old-palace/https://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/hertfordshire/item/hatfield-house-gardens.htmlhttps://www.movie-locations.com/movies/f/Favourite-2018.phphttps://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-favourite-filming-locationshttps://www.filminginengland.co.uk/where-was-the-favourite-filmed/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we sit down with illustrator, actor, playwright and producer Laura Crow to talk about her new project Vile, The Tudor Play.This delicious production looks at the story of Jane Parker, a.k.a. Jane Boleyn, from a new angle. See Vile:https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/t-nopxgadFind Vile:https://www.tudorsociety.com/vile-the-radical-redemption/https://www.instagram.com/vile_thetudorplay/https://timeandagaintheatre.com/projects/https://substack.com/@vilethetudorplayFind Laura:https://www.itslauracrow.com/https://www.instagram.com/itslauracrow/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good news - The New York Times Best-selling author JOHN MATTHEWS is back on the show, this time we’ll be talking about The Book of Merlin: Magic, Legend and History, published by Amberley.Who was Merlin?Did he actually exist?What has Wales got to do with him?And what is the larger context of the Merlin and Arthurian myths? Let’s dig in…Happy #MerlinMonday !Please welcome John Matthews to the show.And we’ll be talking about his upcoming book Voyages with the Celtic Saints: Stories and Wisdom for Travellers in Search of Truth.  The Book of Merlin:https://www.amberley-books.com/the-book-of-merlin-9781398127012.html (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Book-Merlin-Magic-Legend-History/dp/1445699206/ (USA)Voyages of Celtic Saints:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers/dp/0764368796/ (UK)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers-ebook/dp/B0DYL4V2X5/ (UK)https://redfeathermbs.com/products/voyages-into-vision (USA)Find John's Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/robin-hood-9781445690773.htmlhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Prophecies-Merlin-English-Translation-15th-Century/dp/B0DH3MQX4X/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prophecies-Merlin-English-Translation-15th-Century-ebook/dp/B0DMPKZ356/Find John & Caitlin:https://www.hallowquest.org.uk/arthurian-grail-merlin-and-taliesin-book-titleshttps://graal.substack.com/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please welcome historian Anna Whitelock and we’ll be talking today about her fabulous new book - The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of a Global Britain, published by Bloomsbury (UK) & Viking Press (USA).This is a wonderful account of James VI and I’s working life. What was his connection to the colonies? How global was Britain’s presence during his reign? And is it true that he was once invited to the next tsar of Russia? Let’s find out more.The Sun Rising:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sun-rising-9781408863541/ (UK)https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-sun-rising/anna-whitelock/9781408863510 (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318646/the-sun-rising-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)Mary I:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mary-tudor-9781408800782/ (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/319084/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/189852/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)Elizabeth's Bedfellows:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/elizabeths-bedfellows-9781408833643/ (UK)https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/queens-bed-intimate-history/author/whitelock-anna/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Bed-Intimate-History-Elizabeths/dp/0374239789/ (USA)Find Anna:https://www.annawhitelock.co.uk/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/73627/anna-whitelock/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Whitelockhttps://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/people/academics/anna-whitelockhttps://www.visiblecrown.com/as-a-historian-of-monarchy-i-thought-i-was-immune-to-its-magic-not-todayhttps://www.hatchards.co.uk/search?term=anna%20whitelockStuart History Festival:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thestuarthistoryfestivalhttps://www.andreazuvich.com/current-events/the-stuart-history-festival-speaker-lineup/https://bsky.app/profile/stuarthistoryfest.bsky.socialhttps://www.facebook.com/StuartHistFest/https://www.instagram.com/stuarthistoryfestival/https://x.com/StuartHistFestFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever heard of Russian Jews seeking new life in Galveston, Texas, after the pogroms in Imperial Russia? Now you have. Today we talk to Rachel Cockerell, whose ancestor was responsible for this movement, and whose first book on this subject, told entirely with the voice of primary sources, was voted The Times and The Sunday Times Book of the year. Let’s find out more…Get Melting Point:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/melting-point-family-memory-and-the-search-for-a-promised-land/rachel-cockerell/9781035408917 (UK)https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/rachel-cockerell/melting-point-family-memory-and-the-search-for-a-promised-land/9781035408917/ (UK)https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374609269/meltingpoint/ (USA)Find Rachel:https://www.rachelcockerell.co.uk/https://www.ft.com/content/a815b1ed-61dc-4912-85f5-a1e385d34d69https://www.thejc.com/life/i-definitely-feel-more-jewish-than-when-i-started-writing-the-book-v1v6dbv4https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/05/melting-point-rachel-cockerell-book-reviewhttps://www.texasstandard.org/stories/melting-point-book-cockerell-jewish-homeland-galveston-project-texas/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue our #MightyMargarets series!Good news! Lauren Johnson is back on the podcast, this time we’re talking about the great Tudor matriarch - Margaret Beaufort, the subject of Lauren’s upcoming book.Did Margaret know how to have fun? What part did femininity play in her life? What was it like to have her as your boss? And what do swans have to do with Margaret Beaufort? Let's find out...Pre-Order Margaret Beaufort - Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-beaufort-9781789541649/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Beaufort-Survivor-Rebel-Kingmaker-ebook/dp/B0F1FGLF27/ (USA)Get The Shadow King - The Life and Death of Henry VI:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/shadow-king-9781784979645/ (UK)http://pegasusbooks.com/books/the-shadow-king-9781643131283-hardcover (USA)Get Lauren's Other Books:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/lauren-johnson/ (UK)http://pegasusbooks.com/authors/lauren-johnson (USA)Lauren's Fiction:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Arrow-of-Sherwood-Hardback/p/4101/aid/1238Find Lauren:http://lauren-johnson.com/index.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/LaurenJohnsonAuthor/https://www.threads.com/@history_laurenLauren on Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7796295.Lauren_JohnsonFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We chat with Dr Joanne Paul about her new book - Thomas More: Life and Death in Tudor England. (published by Penguin in UK and Simon and Schuster in USA).Please pour yourself a cup of Countess Grey and start a drinking game on how many times Joanne and I are going to say ‘More’... when talking about one of the greatest figures of the Tudor age - Sir Thomas More…Please watch/ binge/ indulge in My Lady Jane (2024) on Amazon Prime.Find Joanne:https://joannepaul.com/https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=979https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/6201559.Joanne_PaulPre-Order Thomas More:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/453261/thomas-more-by-paul-joanne/9781405953603 (UK)https://bookshop.canterbury.ac.uk/thomas-more-a-life_9781405953603 (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thomas-More/Joanne-Paul/9781639368792 (USA)The House of Dudley:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309209/the-house-of-dudley-by-paul-joanne/9781405937191 (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-House-of-Dudley/Joanne-Paul/9781639366125 (USA)http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-house-of-dudley-9781639363285-hardcover (USA)Utopia:https://www.waterstones.com/book/utopia/thomas-more/joanne-paul/9780198860204 (UK & USA)https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Utopia-by-Thomas-More-author-Joanne-Paul-editor/9780198860204 (UK & USA)Joanne's Other Books:https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/counsel-and-command-in-early-modern-english-thought/joanne-paul/9781108748254https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/thomas-more/joanne-paul/9780745692173https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/queenship-and-counsel-in-early-modern-europe/helen-matheson-pollock/9783030083373https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/thomas-more-a-life-dr-joanne-paul/7765640?ean=9781405953603https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Joanne-Paul/197500984Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year we’re celebrating 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen.Today we sit down with John Mullan about his book What Matters in Jane Austen?, which has just been re-released by Bloomsbury Publishing.What Matters in Jane Austen?https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/what-matters-in-jane-austen-9781526693945/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/What-Matters-Jane-Austen-Crucial/dp/1620400421/ (USA)The Artful Dickens: The Tricks and Ploys of the Great Novelisthttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/artful-dickens-9781408866825/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Artful-Dickens-Tricks-Ploys-Novelist/dp/1408866811/ (USA)Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is the anniversary of the First Battle of St Albans, which was fought in 1455, making it the first battle of the Wars of the Roses; and to talk about it today our guest is Jackson van Uden. Welcome back, Jackson!Find Jackson:https://historywithjackson.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/historywithjackson/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXh8pNeS7gdE377kgrNOIwDictators by Jackson van Uden:https://shorturl.at/wZ7lhThe Crystallisation of Totalitarianism by Jackson van Uden:https://shorturl.at/H3bAlFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a new episode of our #StuartSpring series. We’l be talking to Steven Veerapen about his book on ANNA OF DENMARK, wife to James VI and I. Anna married James in 1589, thus becoming Queen Consort of Scotland, and when he inherited the English throne upon the death of Elizabeth I, she Anna became queen of England as well, thus becoming the first British Queen.Anna of Denmark:https://www.peterlang.com/document/1160454https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anna-Denmark-Queen-Two-Kingdoms/dp/1789973414/The Wisest Fool - The Lavish Life of James VI and I:https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-wisest-fool-2/Pre-Order Witches: A King's Obsession:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Witches-Kings-Obsession-Steven-Veerapen/dp/1780279523/https://birlinn.co.uk/product/witches/Get Steven's Books:https://www.waterstones.com/author/steven-veerapen/4403209https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/steven-veerapen/https://www.peterlang.com/document/1113656https://birlinn.co.uk/?s=steven%20veerapen&t=authorsFind Steven:https://www.stevenveerapen.com/https://x.com/stevenveerapenhttps://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/veerapenstevendr/Stuart History Festival:https://www.andreazuvich.com/current-events/the-stuart-history-festival-speaker-lineup/https://bsky.app/profile/stuarthistoryfest.bsky.socialhttps://www.facebook.com/StuartHistFest/https://www.instagram.com/stuarthistoryfestival/https://x.com/StuartHistFestFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is the anniversary of Anne Boleyn’s execution. As we know, her French connections didn’t save her, despite strongly forged links some years previously.Today we talk to Estelle Paranque and ask her all about Anne and her daughter Elizabeth’s relationship with The French Powers-that-Be…Bienvenue, Estelle!Get Thorns, Lust and Glory:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451206/thorns-lust-and-glory-by-paranque-estelle/9781529149586 (UK)https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/estelle-paranque/thorns-lust-and-glory/9780306835933/ (USA)Get Blood, Fire and Gold:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442867/blood-fire-and-gold-by-paranque-estelle/9781529109245 (UK)https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/estelle-paranque/blood-fire-gold/9780306830525/ (USA)Get Estelle's Books:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elizabeth-England-through-Valois-Eyes-ebook/dp/B07JZ8FNLPhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Remembering-Queens-Modern-England-France-ebook/dp/B07W6T6VZ8https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colonization-Piracy-Trade-Modern-Europe-ebook/dp/B074J86K7VFind Estelle:https://www.paranque.fr/estelle/https://www.youtube.com/@ElleHistoryhttps://www.instagram.com/estelleprnq/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing on from Margaret of Anjou, today we have a new episode for the #MightyMargaret series. This one is about MARGARET OF YORK, or as she became known after marriage, Margaret of Burgundy. This of course is the sister to Edward IV, George, Duke of Clarence, and Richard III. The in/famous Duchess who helped strengthen the links between England and Burgundy during her brothers' lives, but who also harboured the pretender/s to the Tudor throne later on. Let’s learn all about this Girl Boss Duchess from Dr Elizabeth Norton.Please find Dr Elizabeth Norton's books:Pre-Order Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchyhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Who-Ruled-World-Monarchy/dp/1804441139/Catherine Parr: Wife, Widow, Mother, Survivor, the Story of the Last Queen of Henry VIII https://www.amberley-books.com/catherine-parr-9781445603834.htmlAmberley Publishing (UK) https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/n/community-elizabeth-norton.htmlHead of Zeus (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/elizabeth-nortonPegasus Books (USA) http://www.pegasusbooks.com/authors/elizabeth-nortonDr Elizabeth Norton's website:http://www.elizabethnorton.co.uk/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stuart Spring continues!Please welcome historian Gareth Russell and we’lll be talking today about his latest book Queen James, published by William Collins.This is a new biography of James VI of Scotland, I of England, which makes us see James in a whole new light. Let’s find out more.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)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)Find Gareth:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/single-malt-history-with-gareth-russell/id1565005422https://www.instagram.com/_garethrussell/https://www.garethrussell.co.uk/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!Today we’re sitting down with historian Lauren Johnson and talking about the life and times of Margaret of Anjou, the long-suffering wife of Henry VI of England.She was called the She-Wolf of France, she was villainised by the Yorkists during the Wars of the Roses and by Shakespeare long after her death. Did she deserve this fate? Let’s talk to Lauren and find out…Pre-Order Margaret Beaufort - Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-beaufort-9781789541649/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Beaufort-Survivor-Rebel-Kingmaker-ebook/dp/B0F1FGLF27/ (USA)Get The Shadow King - The Life and Death of Henry VI:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/shadow-king-9781784979645/ (UK)http://pegasusbooks.com/books/the-shadow-king-9781643131283-hardcover (USA)Get Lauren's Other Books:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/lauren-johnson/ (UK)http://pegasusbooks.com/authors/lauren-johnson (USA)Lauren's Fiction:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Arrow-of-Sherwood-Hardback/p/4101/aid/1238Find Lauren:http://lauren-johnson.com/index.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/LaurenJohnsonAuthor/https://www.threads.com/@history_laurenLauren on Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7796295.Lauren_JohnsonFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our Royal Romance season.We’re continuing with the #StuartSpring series, but this is the finale of the Royal Valentines season.Today we’re going to look at two Stuart couples that found love within their marriage, despite their unions being arranged.First up, we have Mark Turnbull who will tell us all about Elisabeth Stuart,daughter of James VI & I, and her husband Frederick V of Bohemia. Next up, concluding this year’s Royal Valentines, we have Andrea Zuvich, and she’ll tell us about the unexpected feelings of Mary II & William III, the joint King and Queen, the heroes of the Glorious Revolution.Stuart History Festival:https://www.andreazuvich.com/current-events/the-stuart-history-festival/Get Mark's Books:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Is-Private-Life-Hardback/p/23661/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Prince-Rupert-of-the-Rhine-Hardback/p/52608/aid/1238Find Mark:https://www.allegianceofblood.com/https://www.instagram.com/1642author/www.1642author.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cavaliercast-the-civil-war-in-words/id1521758820Andrea's Books:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Ravenous-A-Life-of-Barbara-Villiers-Charles-IIs-Most-Infamous-Mistress-Hardback/p/50814/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sex-and-Sexuality-in-Stuart-Britain-Paperback/p/17131/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/a-year-in-the-life-of-stuart-britain.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/the-stuarts-in-100-facts.htmlFind Andrea:https://www.andreazuvich.com/about/https://www.youtube.com/@17thCenturyLadyhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrea-zuvichBarbara Villiers' Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76Ernb5886hsmGQwFL7Rpihttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/12bbaFVQcGGND7pzFRROGpFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueJoin Natalie on her Stuart London walking tour:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!Welcome to SEASON EIGHT of If It Ain’t Baroque…your independent history podcast!This new season we’re kicking off with a brand new mini series dedicated to the Stuarts, titled #StuartSpring. As our guest today we have Steven Veerapen, and we’ll be chatting all things Mary Queen of Scots. I say chatting, we’ll be busting some myths. Get Steven's Books:https://www.waterstones.com/author/steven-veerapen/4403209https://www.stevenveerapen.com/https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/steven-veerapen/Get Anna Whitelock's The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of Global Britain:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sun-rising-9781408863510/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our 150th episode! As a treat, we have something very special for you today.Heather R Darsie is back on the show, once more we talk of her upcoming book "Katharine of Aragon: Spanish Princess: I Am Not as Simple as I May Seem", published by Amberley Books.This book dives deep into Katharine’s life when she was a young princess in Spain. We get to learn all about her relations and the state of Iberian politics which makes for a fuller picture of Europe in the 16th century, especially if we already know what happened when Katharine arrived in England. Let's re-evaluate what we know of Katharine, as the daughter of Spain. Pre-Order Heather's New Book on Katherine of Aragon:https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/d/community-heather-r-darsie/katherine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlBuy Heather's book Stuart Spouses:https://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/1238Heather's The House of Cleves Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.htmlPre-Order Heather's New Book on Anne Boleyn:https://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.htmlHeather's Website:https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, please follow the links:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our Royal Romance season.On this episode, we’ll be talking about Georgian Couples that didn’t have a happy ending. Please welcome Catherine Curzon back as we learn more about the Georgian couples whose Happily Ever After seemed to have an expiration date.We’ll talking about George III of Great Britain & Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz andPrincess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld.Our Favourite Books by Catherine: The Crown: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Royal-Family-vs-The-Crown-Hardback/p/51893/aid/1238Georgian Queens: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Queens-of-Georgian-Britain-Hardback/p/14066/aid/1238Georgian Kings: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Kings-of-Georgian-Britain-Hardback/p/12904/aid/1238Wives of Prince Regent: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Wives-of-George-IV-Hardback/p/20127/aid/1238Life in the Georgian Court: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Life-in-the-Georgian-Court-Hardback/p/12109/aid/1238The Real Bridgerton: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Real-Bridgerton-Hardback/p/23199/aid/1238Our fangirling over Catherine's first book:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/post/life-in-the-georgian-court-the-long-18th-centuryFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueJoin Natalie on her Georgian London walking tour:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is still Shakespeare Week, and today we present our latest episode celebrating this great poet and playwright. Words, words, words, indeed.Next up, we have Carol Ann Lloyd, an author of several books on the Tudors, and she’s also a researcher at the Folger Shakespeare Library.On this episode, Carol Ann and Natalie are exploring Shakespeare's Sassy Leading Ladies, and just how much agency they had over their lives..Find Carol Ann:https://www.carolannlloyd.com/https://www.instagram.com/shakeuphistory/https://www.youtube.com/@carolannlloydshakeuphttps://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/experts/carol-ann-lloyd/https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolannlloyd/https://linktr.ee/carolannlloydGet Carol Ann's Books:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Tudors-by-Numbers-Hardback/p/23448/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Courting-the-Virgin-Queen-Hardback/p/50586/aid/1238Join Natalie on her Naughty London Walking Tour:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Shakespeare Week, so we have a mini series of episodes celebrating this great poet and playwright. Words, words, words, indeed.Next up, we have Ramie Targoff and we’ll be talking about her latest book Shakespeare’s Sisters which celebrates the lives of William’s near contemporaries - the ladies who wrote. Anne Clifford, Aemilia Lanyer, Mary Sidney and Elizabeth Cary - let’s hear more about these, these women who wrote the Renaissance. Published by Riverrun / Quercus.Get Shakespeare's Sisters:https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/ramie-targoff/shakespeares-sisters/9781529404890/ (UK)https://www.waterstones.com/book/shakespeares-sisters/ramie-targoff/9781529404913 (UK - paperback)https://shop.shakespeare.org.uk/products/shakespeare-s-sisters-four-women-who-wrote-the-renaissance-by-ramie-targoff-signed-by-the-author (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/618090/shakespeares-sisters-by-ramie-targoff/ (USA)Find Ramie:https://ramietargoff.com/aboutRamie's Books:https://www.waterstones.com/author/ramie-targoff/469902For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/Find more Shakespeare on Natalie's walking tours with Reign of London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Shakespeare Week, so we have a mini series of episodes celebrating this great poet and playwright. Words, words, words, indeed.Today our guest is Matt Pinches, the co-founder of Guildford Shakespeare Company. And we’ll be talking about The Comedy of Errors, the play that the company is putting on a bit later in the year… Find GSC:https://www.guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk/https://www.guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk/2025-programme/https://www.instagram.com/guildfordshakespeare/https://www.tiktok.com/@guildfordshakespeareGet Tickets for The Comedy of Errors:https://www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/whats-on/the-comedy-of-errorshttps://www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/whats-on/a-company-of-rascalsWelcome to Our Table:https://guildfordshakespeare.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173661433For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/Find more Shakespeare on Natalie's walking tours with Reign of London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, as well as his potential birthday.We’re here to honour this great playwright and poet with a mini season of episodes, all to do with him.First up, is Darren Freebury-Jones with his latest book - SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS - published by Manchester University Press, it’s all about William’s writing process and which authors and friends he was influenced by. Words, words, words, indeed....Find Darren:https://darrenfj.wordpress.com/https://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/guests/darren-feebury-jones/https://stagetalkmagazine.com/p/34306https://www.instagram.com/freeburian/Borrowed Feathers:https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177322/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-borrowed-feathers-playwrights-greatest/dp/1526177323 (USA)For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/Find more Shakespeare on Natalie's walking tours with Reign of London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 19th April 1824 at the age of 36, George Gordon Byron, the 6th Baron died in Greece.Today we sit down and talk to Emily Brand, a Georgian historian and the biographer of the Byron family.We’ll be discussing her book The Fall of the House of Byron: Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England released by John Murray Press (Hachette UK).Welcome, Emily! The Fall of the House of Byron:https://www.johnmurraypress.co.uk/titles/emily-brand/the-fall-of-the-house-of-byron/9781473664326/Signed Copy:https://www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page/the-fall-of-the-house-of-byron-pb-with-signed-bookplateFind Emily:https://www.emilybrand.co.uk/https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/emilybrandhttps://greatbritishspeakers.co.uk/talents/emily-brand-speaker/Get Emily's Books:https://www.waterstones.com/author/emily-brand/12381Georgian London Walking Tours:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-from-tudors-stuarts-to-windsors-walking-tour-t481355/Find Natalie:https://ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://linktr.ee/IfItAintBaroquePodcasthttps://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please welcome Darren Baker back on the podcast, and we’re going to talk about his latest book - The Confessions and Chronicle of Lord Edward, meaning we’re going to be digging up dirt on the young future Edward I, also known as Longshanks.Darren's Books:Henry III, his brother, his sister and his wifehttps://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/henry-iii/https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Two-Eleanors-of-Henry-III-Hardback/p/16782/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/richard-of-cornwall.htmlEdward Ihttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Chronicle-Lord-Edward-Longshanks-ebook/dp/B0DTZ17MSQ/The House of de Montfordhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Crusaders-and-Revolutionaries-of-the-Thirteenth-Century-Hardback/p/18631/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/simon-de-montfort-and-the-rise-of-the-english-nation.htmlJoin Natalie on her London walking tours:Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Monarchy Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/and a new one on British Monarchy:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/british-monarchy-walking-tour-saxons-to-windsors-t481358/https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Royal Love Stories Told Wrong: Cupid Painted Blind On this episode we’re looking at the royal love stories which are different from how they’re usually told.To help sort out fact from fiction, we have great historians with us today.The couples we’ll be talking about include: Isabella of France & Edward II of England (Sharon Bennett Connolly)Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII..also of England (Amy McElroy)Anna of Cleves & also Henry VIII (Heather R Darsie)Queen Anne of Great Britain and Prince George of DenmarkFind Sharon here:@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagramhttps://historytheinterestingbits.com/Sharon's Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-tudor-world.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.htmlhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharon-Bennett-Connolly/a/3883Sharon's Scotland's Medieval Queens:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Scotlands-Medieval-Queens-Hardback/p/51759/aid/1238Find Amy:https://amymcelroy.blog/Mary Tudor, Queen of France:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Mary-Tudor-Hardback/p/51784/aid/1238Educating the Tudors:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Educating-the-Tudors-Hardback/p/22338/aid/1238Women's Lives in the Tudor Era:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Womens-Lives-in-the-Tudor-Era-Hardback/p/24437/aid/1238Pre-Order Heather's New Book on Katharine of Aragon and Her Spanish Family:https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/d/community-heather-r-darsie/katherine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlHeather's book on Stuart Spouses:https://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/1238Heather's The House of Cleves Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.htmlHeather's Website:https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/Join Natalie on her London walking tours:Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Monarchy Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/and a new one on British Monarchy:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/british-monarchy-walking-tour-saxons-to-windsors-t481358/https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Culloden where in 1746 the British Army defeated the  Jacobites, the supporters of the House of Stuart. It’s considered to be the last civil war fought on British soil.Let’s welcome Dr Callum Watson back on the show.Callum works at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn and who recently released a book on the topic with Pen & Sword Publishing.Callum's Book:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/1314-The-Year-of-Bannockburn-Hardback/p/49813/aid/1238Find Callum:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiesDZuBN1Z0SE3Vq3Gjz_Ahttps://drcallumwatson.blogspot.com/https://www.instagram.com/cpwatson1375/The 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-bellLondon Walking Tours:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/https://ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We Found Love Right Where We Are: Arranged Love Blossoming On this episode we’re looking at the Royal Couples, who were brought together by an arranged marriage. Despite this, they found love and comfort in the union. We have great historians with us today. Darren Baker, Sharon Bennett Connolly and Heather R Darsie. The couples in question saluted today will include:Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence (Darren Baker)Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun (Sharon Bennett Connolly)John II of Castile or Juan de Castilla the Second & Isabel of Portugal (Heather R Darsie)Johann Friedrich I Elector of Saxony & Sybilla von der MarckDarren's Books:Henry IIIhttps://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.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Crusaders-and-Revolutionaries-of-the-Thirteenth-Century-Hardback/p/18631/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/richard-of-cornwall.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/simon-de-montfort-and-the-rise-of-the-english-nation.htmlFind Sharon here:@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagramhttps://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/Sharon's Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-tudor-world.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.htmlhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharon-Bennett-Connolly/a/3883Sharon's Scotland's Medieval Queens:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Scotlands-Medieval-Queens-Hardback/p/51759/aid/1238Pre-Order Heather's New Book on Katharine of Aragon and Her Spanish Family:https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/d/community-heather-r-darsie/katherine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlHeather's book on Stuart Spouses:https://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/1238Heather's The House of Cleves Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.htmlHeather's Website:https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please welcome Dan E Parkes back to the podcast, the author of Titanic Legacy: The Captain, the Daughter and the Spy with Amberley Publishing. He also has a Youtube channel called Captain Titanic where he searches for the truth about this great ship.Today is the anniversary of the ship’s sinking, so we’ll be busting a lot of myths about Titanic’s maiden voyage and her sinking.Welcome back, Dan!A great thank you to Dan for joining us today. This is the first out of two episodes for Myth-taken Ship. Please turn your search lights on for the next one, sailing soon.Please find Dan's book here:https://www.amberley-books.com/titanic-legacy.htmlFind Dan:https://www.instagram.com/parkesproductions/https://titanicofficers.com/https://linktr.ee/captaintitanichttps://www.williammurdoch.net/If you would like to join Natalie on one of her London Walking Tours, please follow the links:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/https://www.getyourguide.com/s/?q=supplier:252243A walking tour dedicated to the story of RMS Titanic is in the works.For more history fodder, please browse https://www.reignoflondon.com/ and https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we explore the love stories of the past.Uneasy Lies the Spouse that Wears the Crown: Trouble in Paradise... On this episode, we’ll be talking about the many royal couples that didn’t have a happy ending. Their Happily Ever After seemed to have an expiration date.Please welcome Sharon Bennett Connolly, Heather R Darsie and Amy McElroy back on the podcast as we learn more about the couples today:We’ll talking about: Enguerrand de Coucy and Isabella of England (Sharon Bennett Connolly)Philip the Handsome of Burgundy and Juana of Castile (Heather R Darsie)And Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon (Amy McElroy)Find Sharon here:@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagramhttps://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/Sharon's Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-tudor-world.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.htmlhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharon-Bennett-Connolly/a/3883Sharon's Scotland's Medieval Queens:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Scotlands-Medieval-Queens-Hardback/p/51759/aid/1238Pre-Order Heather's New Book on Katharine of Aragon:https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/d/community-heather-r-darsie/katherine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlHeather's book on Stuart Spouses:https://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/1238Heather's The House of Cleves Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.htmlHeather's Website:https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/Find Amy:https://amymcelroy.blog/Mary Tudor, Queen of France:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Mary-Tudor-Hardback/p/51784/aid/1238Educating the Tudors:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Educating-the-Tudors-Hardback/p/22338/aid/1238Women's Lives in the Tudor Era:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Womens-Lives-in-the-Tudor-Era-Hardback/p/24437/aid/1238Join Natalie on her London walking tours:Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Monarchy Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/and a new one on British Monarchy:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/british-monarchy-walking-tour-saxons-to-windsors-t481358/https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 9th April 1806 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, a little boy was born. Few could have predicted the impact his work would have on the world.  His name was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. As a special treat in honour of Mr Brunel’s birthday, today I talk to Rob Bell, an engineer, podcaster and TV presenter. You may recognise him from Channel 5 documentaries on Britain’s Bridges, Ships, Lighthouses, Lost Battlefields and Railways and many more.We’re going to discuss some of the founding fathers and mothers of Victorian Engineering... in other words, how it all began…Rob's Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/1MEsNELZRQ1bCfNHI50r6JRob's Documentaries:Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain:https://www.channel5.com/show/brunel-the-man-who-built-britain (UK) Britain's Greatest Ships:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Greatest-Ships/dp/B084GLBRR8/ (UK) Building the Impossible (Lighthouses):https://www.channel5.com/show/building-the-impossible (UK) London's Greatest Bridges:https://www.channel5.com/show/london-s-greatest-bridges (UK) Britain's Greatest Bridges:https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-greatest-bridges (UK) Britain's Lost Battlefields:https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-lost-battlefields-with-rob-bell/season-1/britain-s-lost-battlefields-with-rob-bell (UK) https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Britains-Lost-Battlefields/0IP4Y3DYQZ29KZ9XXJEFZ92UXX (USA) If you would like to join Natalie on her Royal London Walking Tour, please see:https://www.getyourguide.com/s/?q=supplier:252243For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we explore the love stories of the past.Swiped Left: Strange Royal Bedfellows... On this episode, we’ll be talking about the many royal couples that didn’t take to each other and thus the union weren’t ultimately successful.Sharon Bennett Connolly kicks us off with the story of Philip II of France and Ingeborg of Denmark, and we’ll continue with Henry III of Navarre/  IV of France & Marguerite de Valois (Mark Turnbull)George I of Great Britain & Sophia Dorothea of Celle (Catherine Curzon)Christian VII of Denmark & Norway & Caroline Matilda of Great BritainGeorge IV of Great Britain & Caroline of BrunswickFind Sharon here:@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagramhttps://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/Sharon's Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-tudor-world.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.htmlhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharon-Bennett-Connolly/a/3883Sharon's New BookScotland's Medieval Queens:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Scotlands-Medieval-Queens-Hardback/p/51759/aid/1238Get Mark's Book:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Is-Private-Life-Hardback/p/23661/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Prince-Rupert-of-the-Rhine-Hardback/p/52608/aid/1238Find Mark:https://www.allegianceofblood.com/https://www.instagram.com/1642author/www.1642author.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cavaliercast-the-civil-war-in-words/id1521758820Our Favourite Books by Catherine: The Crown: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Royal-Family-vs-The-Crown-Hardback/p/51893/aid/1238Georgian Queens: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Queens-of-Georgian-Britain-Hardback/p/14066/aid/1238Georgian Kings: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Kings-of-Georgian-Britain-Hardback/p/12904/aid/1238Wives of Prince Regent: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Wives-of-George-IV-Hardback/p/20127/aid/1238Life in the Georgian Court: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Life-in-the-Georgian-Court-Hardback/p/12109/aid/1238Join Natalie on her London walking tours:Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Monarchy Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/and a new one on British Monarchy:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/british-monarchy-walking-tour-saxons-to-windsors-t481358/https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please welcome John Matthews to the show.And we’ll be talking about his upcoming book Voyages with the Celtic Saints: Stories and Wisdom for Travellers in Search of Truth.  Voyages of Celtic Saints:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers/dp/0764368796/ (UK)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers-ebook/dp/B0DYL4V2X5/ (UK)https://redfeathermbs.com/products/voyages-into-vision (USA)Find John's Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/the-book-of-merlin-9781398127012.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/robin-hood-9781445690773.htmlhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Prophecies-Merlin-English-Translation-15th-Century/dp/B0DH3MQX4X/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prophecies-Merlin-English-Translation-15th-Century-ebook/dp/B0DMPKZ356/Find John & Caitlin:https://www.hallowquest.org.uk/arthurian-grail-merlin-and-taliesin-book-titleshttps://graal.substack.com/London Walking Tours:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/Find Natalie:https://ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://linktr.ee/IfItAintBaroquePodcasthttps://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our Romance Royale series.On this episode, we’ll be talking about the King’s many grannies. The royal couplings that had to happen to further the family tree. We’re looking at five such couples today, James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort,Owain Tudor and Catherine of Valois,Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort,Henry VII and Elizabeth of York,And of course,James VI/I and Anna of Denmark.Let’s welcome our experts Callum Watson, Nathen Amin and Mark Turnbull.Callum's Books:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/1314-The-Year-of-Bannockburn-Hardback/p/49813/aid/1238https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-37767-0Find Callum:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiesDZuBN1Z0SE3Vq3Gjz_Ahttps://drcallumwatson.blogspot.com/https://www.instagram.com/cpwatson1375/Find Nathen:https://substack.com/@nathenaminhttps://www.instagram.com/nathenamin/Get Son of Prophecy:https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/a/nathen-amin/the-son-of-prophecy.htmlGet Nathen's Books:https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/a/nathen-amin.htmlGet Mark's Book:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Is-Private-Life-Hardback/p/23661/aid/1238Find Mark:https://www.allegianceofblood.com/https://www.instagram.com/1642author/www.1642author.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cavaliercast-the-civil-war-in-words/id1521758820For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/To book a walking tour with Natalie https://www.getyourguide.com/s/?q=supplier:252243 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people know the Hundred Years’ War, and almost everyone in the English speaking world has heard of the Battle of Agincourt, but not many would be familiar with the The Battle of Baugé which was fought on the 22nd March 1421 between the English and the Franco-Scottish forces in the territory of Baugé in France.Let’s ask Callum Watson more about this conflict. Callum works at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn and who recently released a book on the topic with Pen & Sword Publishing.Callum's Book:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/1314-The-Year-of-Bannockburn-Hardback/p/49813/aid/1238Find Callum:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiesDZuBN1Z0SE3Vq3Gjz_Ahttps://drcallumwatson.blogspot.com/https://www.instagram.com/cpwatson1375/The 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-bellLondon Walking Tours:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/https://ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to season SEVEN of our podcast!Everybody knows Shakespeare.  However, perhaps not as well known to most is that beneath the surface, much of Shakespeare’s work surrounds ideas of gender and queerness. Many of the plays are concerned with cross-dressing, gender fluidity, and same-sex friendships that many scholars have interpreted to be much more. Drawing inspiration from homoerotic writers and subject matter of the time, We can assume that Shakespeare knew his audience were sexually diverse. The question remains, was he or wasn’t he? The answer is more complicated than you think.Today we welcome, Will Tosh, head of research at Shakespeare’s Globe, London. Will is a scholar of early modern literature and culture, a dramaturg for Renaissance classics and new plays and an historical adviser for television and radio.He is here to talk about his latest book, STRAIGHT ACTING: THE MANY QUEER LIVES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, released by Sceptre Publishing.And let me introduce our new guest host, Neil Cameron.A RADA trained actor, Neil is no stranger to Shakespeare.His stage credits include Hamlet in Hamlet, and more recently featured in Macbeth at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.Find Will:https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/bio/dr-will-tosh/Will & Will:https://shop.shakespearesglobe.com/blogs/books-of-the-globe/straight-acting-the-many-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeare-by-will-tosh-book-reviewhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/straight-acting-will-tosh-reviewhttps://literaryreview.co.uk/in-search-of-the-fair-youthhttps://www.anothermag.com/design-living/15762/will-tosh-interview-straight-acting-the-many-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeareFind Straight Acting:https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/will-tosh/straight-acting/9781529390490/ (UK)https://www.waterstones.com/book/straight-acting/will-tosh/9781529390476 (UK)https://shop.shakespearesglobe.com/products/straight-acting (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Straight-Acting-Hidden-William-Shakespeare/dp/1541602676 (USA)https://www.hachette.com.au/will-tosh/straight-acting-the-many-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeare (AUS)https://www.hachette.co.nz/book/?id=straight-acting-9781529390483 (NZ)For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/Find more Shakespeare on Natalie's walking tours with Reign of London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011 https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we’ll be talking about Royal Couples that truly fit the trope of Friends to Lovers.The title of the episode is Give Me Your Hand and Let Me All Your Fortunes Understand, meaning our couples today knew each other of old and had to get married for practical reasons, but they grew to love each other with time.  On the Royal Menu today we have:The Fair Maid Joan of Kent & Edward, the Black Prince (elder son of Edward III), as well as Anne Neville & Richard III.To help us understand these couples better, we've enlisted Sharon Bennett Connolly. Find Sharon here:@sharonbennettconnolly on InstagramWomen of the Norman Conquest:https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.htmlHeroines of the Medieval World by Sharon:https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.htmlWomen of the Anarchy by Sharon: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.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/3883Sharon's Website:https://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/To book a walking tour with Natalie https://www.getyourguide.com/s/?q=supplier:252243 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please welcome James Tejani on the show.We’re talking about his book A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth:The Making of the Port of Los Angeles and America.Published last year with WW Norton and Company.Let’s find out more about the San Pedro Bay and how it transformed into one of the most imPORTant locations in the world. Pun intended.What was the significance of this spot, why was it chosen, how did it develop? Which of America's famous sons were behind it? By the end of the episode we’ll also find out if Edward Ord, a pivotal character in this book, was a grandson of Prince Regent, i.e. George IV. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves…Welcome, James! Find James:https://jamestejani.com/Get James' Book:https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324093558https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-machine-to-move-ocean-and-earth-james-tejani/1144065520https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-machine-to-move-ocean-and-earth-the-making-of-the-port-of-los-angeles-and-america-james-tejani/20615589?ean=9781324093565&digital=thttps://books.apple.com/us/book/a-machine-to-move-ocean-and-earth-the-making/id6467292818 (USA)http://bit.ly/41NSVaE (UK)Get Catherine's Books on the Georgians:Georgian Kings: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Kings-of-Georgian-Britain-Hardback/p/12904/aid/1238 Wives of Prince Regent: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Wives-of-George-IV-Hardback/p/20127/aid/1238 Life in the Georgian Court: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Life-in-the-Georgian-Court-Hardback/p/12109/aid/1238 For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/Join Natalie on her London Walking Tour Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-from-tudors-stuarts-to-windsors-walking-tour-t481355/?ranking_uuid=b140b9f7-5b9a-4f24-a398-43be9b622724 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our Royal Romance season.On this episode, we’ll be talking about Royal Pairs that never got together. The couples in question were considered by the powers that be, or they took a fancy to each other, but they either weren’t allowed to follow through with their plans, or fate decided otherwise. We’re looking at four such couples today, Richard III & Isabella of Castile,George I & Queen Anne, Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Queen Victoria,And finally, Prince Eddy a.k.a. Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale & Empress Alexandra.It is always curious to ponder how different history would be if certain events had developed differently. To talk of these would-be couples, as well as touch upon the alternative history that we never got to know, we have historians Chris Riley and Catherine Curzon.Our Favourite Books by Catherine: The Crown: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Royal-Family-vs-The-Crown-Hardback/p/51893/aid/1238Georgian Queens: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Queens-of-Georgian-Britain-Hardback/p/14066/aid/1238Georgian Kings: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Kings-of-Georgian-Britain-Hardback/p/12904/aid/1238Wives of Prince Regent: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Wives-of-George-IV-Hardback/p/20127/aid/1238Life in the Georgian Court: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Life-in-the-Georgian-Court-Hardback/p/12109/aid/1238The Real Bridgerton: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Real-Bridgerton-Hardback/p/23199/aid/1238Our fangirling over Catherine's first book:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/post/life-in-the-georgian-court-the-long-18th-centuryWe are now on Patreon!Join our Baroque Kingdom and become a peer of the realm:https://patreon.com/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Join Natalie on her London walking tours:Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Monarchy Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/and a new one Royal Love Stories:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!Gemma Hollman is back on the show!This time with her latest book Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns and Queens (Abbeville Press).This book has women’s stories told with some serious help from contemporary art. How were women depicted in paintings, pictures and drawings? Let’s find out more...Find Gemma:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/?s=gemma+hollman&submit=https://justhistoryposts.com/https://bsky.app/profile/gemmahauthor.bsky.socialGet Gemma's Books:Women in the Middle Ages:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Middle-Ages-Illuminating-Peasants/dp/0789214962 (UK)https://www.abbeville.com/products/women-in-the-middle-ages (USA)Women of Edward III:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-queen-and-the-mistress/ (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Queen-and-the-Mistress/Gemma-Hollman/9781639363599 (USA)Royal Witches:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/royal-witches/ (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Royal-Witches/Gemma-Hollman/9781643137704 (USA)If you would like to join Natalie on one of her London Walking Tours, please follow the links:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/For more history fodder, please browse https://www.reignoflondon.com/ and https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us this month and explore the love stories of the past.Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing with you our chats to various historians and we’ll be covering all the ways that Royals can come together, be it through arranged marriage, secret engagements or chance meetings. My Heart Flies to Your Service... On this episode of our Valentines Series, we’re looking at couples, where a monarch or a senior royal made a match against society rules and definitely against convention of the day. We’re looking at three such couples today, Isabella of France & Roger Mortimer, Fair Maid Joan of Kent & Thomas Holland; and of course, Mary Tudor & Charles Brandon. To help us get to know there couples better, we invited Sharon Bennett Connolly and Amy McElroy.Find Sharon here:@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagramhttps://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/Women 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.htmlPre-Order Sharon's New BookScotland'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 Amy:https://amymcelroy.blog/Mary Tudor, Queen of France:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Mary-Tudor-Hardback/p/51784/aid/1238Educating the Tudors:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Educating-the-Tudors-Hardback/p/22338/aid/1238Women's Lives in the Tudor Era:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Womens-Lives-in-the-Tudor-Era-Hardback/p/24437/aid/1238Join Natalie on her London walking tours:Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Monarchy Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/and a new one Royal Love Stories:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please welcome to the podcast Dan E Parkes, he has just released  a book called Titanic Legacy: The Captain, the Daughter and the Spy with Amberley Publishing.What happened to the family of Titanic’s captain E J Smith after the sinking?Where their lives affected by other disasters of the 20th century?Is it true that his daughter’s husband is the original James Bond?Let’s find out…Of course, this being Titanic, Dan and I will be busting a lot of myths on the way as well.Please find Dan's book here:https://www.amberley-books.com/titanic-legacy.htmlFind Dan:https://www.instagram.com/parkesproductions/Captain Titanic:https://linktr.ee/captaintitanic?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaa7QWM7q-MxOSGHJLZTjq5siCGGuBxm7_yl2Is3xTrsQheVmWdAPPwbt4Q_aem_RYK07-bgk7ejgikY-1x3MwIf you would like to join Natalie on one of her walking tours in London, please follow the links:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355https://www.getyourguide.com/s/?q=supplier:252243A walking tour dedicated to the story of RMS Titanic is in the works.For more history fodder, please browse https://www.reignoflondon.com/ and https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month please join us in exploring the love stories of the past.Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing with you our chats to various historians and we’ll be covering all the ways that Royals can come together, be it through arranged marriage, secret engagements or chance meetings. On this episode, we’ll be talking about Royal Couples who faced revolutions and regime changes in their countries.Did love survive the turmoil? Was the throne lost forever? If they didn’t love each other, could the outcome have been different? We’re looking at three such couples today, Charles I and Henrietta Maria, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and of course, Nicholas II and Alexandra. To make sense of their romantic and political shenanigans, we have historians Mark Turnbull and Catherine Curzon. Get Mark's Books:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Is-Private-Life-Hardback/p/23661/aid/1238https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Prince-Rupert-of-the-Rhine-Hardback/p/52608/aid/1238Find Mark:https://www.allegianceofblood.com/Our Favourite Books by Catherine: The Crown: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Royal-Family-vs-The-Crown-Hardback/p/51893/aid/1238 Georgian Queens: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Queens-of-Georgian-Britain-Hardback/p/14066/aid/1238 Georgian Kings: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Kings-of-Georgian-Britain-Hardback/p/12904/aid/1238 Wives of Prince Regent: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Wives-of-George-IV-Hardback/p/20127/aid/1238 Life in the Georgian Court: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Life-in-the-Georgian-Court-Hardback/p/12109/aid/1238 The Real Bridgerton: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Real-Bridgerton-Hardback/p/23199/aid/1238 Our fangirling over Catherine's first book: https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/post/life-in-the-georgian-court-the-long-18th-century For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/To book a walking tour with Natalie https://www.getyourguide.com/s/?q=supplier:252243 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s talk about murder that was happening in Anglo-Saxon England, who was killing whom, why and what was the punishment?With kings and queens, Did primogeniture or the lack of it made any difference?What were the most gruesome cases?Annie Whitehead wrote a book on True Murder History in Anglo-Saxon England, with the tagline Justice, Wergild, Revenge, published by Amberley.Find Annie: https://anniewhiteheadauthor.co.uk/Murder in Anglo-Saxon England: https://www.amberley-books.com/murder-in-anglosaxon-england.htmlMercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom: https://www.amberley-books.com/mercia-9781398103337.htmlWomen of Power in Anglo-Saxon England: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Women-of-Power-in-Anglo-Saxon-England-Hardback/p/17769/aid/1238Join Natalie on her London walking tours:Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/and a new one Royal Love Stories:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/ https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ Our New Podcast Finally Got Round To...: https://open.spotify.com/show/1R2IGs4ISTwtE5SD1cecNW https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/finally-got-round-to/id1796730805 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month please join us in exploring the love stories of the past.Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing with you our chats to various historians and we’ll be covering all the ways that Royals can come together, be it through arranged marriage, secret engagements or chance meetings. On this, the first episode of our Valentines series of 2025, we’re focussing on the Iconic Power Couples of the royal circle.Let’s take a look at three couples: Eleanor of Aquitaine & Henry II of England, Eleanor of Castile & Edward I and Isabel of Castile & Fernando of Aragon.To help us understand these couples better, we've enlisted Sharon Bennett Connolly and Heather R Darsie.Sharon Bennett Connolly has written many books about medieval women, let’s ask her about the two Eleanor couples.Heather R Darsie has just finished her Katharine of Aragon book, which is convenient, because we’ll be talking about Kat's parents.Heroines of the Medieval World by Sharon:https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.htmlWomen of the Anarchy by Sharon:https://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.htmlSharon's Website:https://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/Pre-Order Heather's New Book on Katherine of Aragon:https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/d/community-heather-r-darsie/katherine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlHeather's Website:https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/To book a walking tour with Natalie https://www.getyourguide.com/s/?q=supplier:252243 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please welcome to the podcast Ada Palmer, who is talking about her new book - Inventing The Renaissance, just published with Head of Zeus.Let’s dive in and debunk some myths, shall we?Get Inventing the Renaissance:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/inventing-the-renaissance-9781035910120/ (UK)https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo246135916.html (USA)Find Ada: https://www.adapalmer.com/blog-ex-urbe/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ex-urbe-ad-astra/id1580107970https://exurbe.libsyn.com/If you would like to join Natalie on her Royal London Walking Tour, please see:https://www.getyourguide.com/s/?q=supplier:252243For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s talk about women’s lives in the medieval era, did you know that they wrote books under their own names? They had a sense of humour? Let’s talk of those women who lived lives on their own terms…We’re sitting down with Hetta Howes, who has recently published her first book with Bloomsbury, called Poet Mystic Widow Wife. Welcome, Hetta!Get Poet Mystic Widow Wife:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/poet-mystic-widow-wife-9781399408738/ (UK)https://www.waterstones.com/book/poet-mystic-widow-wife/hetta-howes/9781399408738 (UK)https://www.ucpress.edu/books/poet-mystic-widow-wife/hardcover (USA)Find Hetta: https://x.com/HettaHoweshttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/hetta-howeshttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/articles/interviews/although-they-were-living-hundreds-of-years-ago-these-women-were-in-many-ways-just-like-us/If you would like to join Natalie on her Royal London Walking Tour, please see:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re sitting down with Anna Abney, who has written a historical fiction quadrilogy set in Stuart England, the first book is called The Master of Measham Hall, published by Duckworth Books.Let’s dive deep into the Restoration era with the Great Plague making its mark.As the story progresses, it will take us all the way to the Glorious Revolution, with the Christmas Prequel rewinding the narrative back to the Commonwealth era.Find Anna:https://www.duckworthbooks.co.uk/fb-author/anna-abney/Find Measham Hall Quadrilogy: The Master of Measham Hallhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/the-master-of-measham-hall/anna-abney/9780715654507The Messenger of Measham Hallhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/the-messenger-of-measham-hall/anna-abney/9780715654798The Prisoner of Measham Hallhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/the-prisoner-of-measham-hall/anna-abney/9780715655344The Secret Christmas: A Measham Hall Storyhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/the-secret-christmas/anna-abney/9780715655573If you would like to join Natalie on her Royal London Walking Tour, please see:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.