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  • Reinventing... Charles I: The Young King with Mark Turnbull
    Nov 19 2025

    On the 19th November in the year of our Lord 1600,

    a boy was born in Scotland at Dunfermline Palace - he was the second son and the third child of the King of Scotland, James VI.


    Few could have predicted he would one day be king, not just of Scotland, but also of England and Ireland. No one could have foretold this boy would die on the scaffold for treason against his own country…


    This boy was of course, Charles James Stuart, who would become Charles I.

    Let’s turn back the clock and find out more about Charles as a young king.


    With us today we have author and historian Mark Turnbull.

    He has published Charles I's Private Life with Pen & Sword.


    Welcome back, Mark!


    Get Mark's Books:

    https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Is-Private-Life-Hardback/p/23661/aid/1238

    https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Prince-Rupert-of-the-Rhine-Hardback/p/52608/aid/1238


    Find Mark:

    https://www.allegianceofblood.com/


    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 in London with Reign of London:

    Saxons to Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

    Tudors & Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/

    The Georgians:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/

    Naughty London:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/


    For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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    36 min
  • Visit Blighty: National Maritime Museum in Greenwich
    Nov 18 2025

    Today we're talking to Hannah at Royal Museums Greenwich!

    Let's find out why a trip to the National Maritime Museum is crucial when visiting London.

    Find Royal Museums Greenwich:

    https://www.rmg.co.uk/


    Find Pirates Exhibition:

    https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/pirates


    Visit Greenwich (...best place to be):

    https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/pirates-exhibition-p2274551


    Find Baroque:

    https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/

    https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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    Support Baroque:

    https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

    https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque


    Join Natalie for a tour of Naughty London where we walk by an actual pirate ship:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452


    If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:

    Saxons to Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

    Tudors & Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/

    The Georgians:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/

    Naughty London:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/


    For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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    22 min
  • How Great a King was Henry III? with Darren Baker
    Nov 16 2025

    On the 16th November 1272 Henry III of England breathed his last.

    The grandson of Eleanor of Aquitaine, son of King John and father of Edward I, he often gets overshadowed by his retrospectively more illustrious relatives and nemeses. Let’s look at the king who preferred peace to war, giving money instead of taking it, and who had one of the longest reigns in the history of the British isles.

    Let’s welcome back Darren Baker who has written a book on this topic titled Henry III: The Great King England Never Knew It Had, published with The History Press.


    Darren's Books:


    Henry III, his sister Eleanor, his wife Eleanor, his brother Richard

    https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/henry-iii/

    https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Two-Eleanors-of-Henry-III-Hardback/p/16782/aid/1238

    https://www.amberley-books.com/richard-of-cornwall.html

    https://www.waterstones.com/author/darren-baker/243938

    https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/939368.Darren_Baker


    Edward I

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Chronicle-Lord-Edward-Longshanks-ebook/dp/B0DTZ17MSQ/


    The House of de Montford

    https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Crusaders-and-Revolutionaries-of-the-Thirteenth-Century-Hardback/p/18631/aid/1238

    https://www.amberley-books.com/simon-de-montfort-and-the-rise-of-the-english-nation.html


    Join us for a London walking tour with Reign of London:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011

    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/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast


    Support Baroque:

    https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

    https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque


    For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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    34 min
  • Reinventing... Anne Boleyn with Heather R Darsie
    Nov 15 2025

    Today we have a special treat: we're going to put all those Anne Boleyn myths to bed. Once and for all.

    Returning to the podcast we have Heather R Darsie, who will bust all those myths and mysteries surrounding the second wife of Henry VIII.

    Why did she have to die? What was her actual crime? Could she have had another fate? Why was the French executioner involved?

    Tune in, relax and get some Tudor closure.

    Welcome back, Heather!


    Pre-Order The Judicial Murder of Anne Boleyn (...Henry VIII definitely did that...)

    https://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.html


    Find Heather:

    https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/hdarsiehistory


    Read Heather:

    https://www.amberley-books.com/katharine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.html

    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/1238

    https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.html

    https://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.html

    https://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.html


    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 in London with Reign of London:

    Saxons to Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

    Tudors & Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/

    The Georgians:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/

    Naughty London:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/


    For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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    46 min
  • Realms of the Round Table with John Matthews
    Nov 13 2025

    John Matthews is back on the podcast, this time to talk about his new book - Realms of the Round Table, which is a collection of stories of King Arthur like you’ve never seen them before.

    Published by Harper Collins in the UK and Pegasus in the USA.

    Welcome back, John!


    Get Realms of The Round Table:

    https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/realms-of-the-round-table-john-matthews?variant=54864653418875 (UK)

    http://pegasusbooks.com/books/realms-of-the-round-table-9781639369034-hardcover (USA)



    Get The Book of Merlin:

    https://www.amberley-books.com/the-book-of-merlin-9781398127012.html (UK)

    https://www.amazon.com/Book-Merlin-Magic-Legend-History/dp/1445699206/ (USA)


    Get Voyages of Celtic Saints:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers/dp/0764368796/ (UK)

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voyages-Celtic-Saints-Stories-Travelers-ebook/dp/B0DYL4V2X5/ (UK)

    https://redfeathermbs.com/products/voyages-into-vision (USA)



    Find John's Books:

    https://www.amberley-books.com/robin-hood-9781445690773.html

    https://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-titles

    https://graal.substack.com/



    Find Baroque:

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    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 in London with Reign of London:

    Saxons to Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

    Tudors & Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/

    The Georgians:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/

    Naughty London:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/


    For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/


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    24 min
  • The Graces: The Extraordinary Untold Lives of Women at the Restoration Court with Breeze Barrington
    Nov 12 2025

    What do we know about the woman’s lot at the court of Charles II? Breeze Barrington’s new book The Graces (published by Bloomsbury) explores the lives of several women of the Stuart court.

    These ladies include Maria d’Este, a.k.a. Mary of Modena, consort to James VII & II, as well as those of her Maids of Honour:

    • Anne Finch, a revered poet,
    • Hortense Mancini, a favourite of Charles II,
    • Sarah Jennings, future Duchess of Marlborough and of course,
    • the future Queen Anne of Great Britain.

    Let’s welcome Breeze Barrington to the podcast.

    Welcome, Breeze!


    Find Breeze:

    https://www.breezebarrington.com/

    https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/english/staff/phd/profiles/barringtonb.html

    https://artuk.org/discover/profile/breeze-barrington


    Get Graces:

    https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/graces-9781526663788/



    Find Baroque:

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    Support Baroque:

    https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

    https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque


    If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:

    Saxons to Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

    Tudors & Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/

    The Georgians:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/

    Naughty London:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/


    For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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    1 h et 2 min
  • Visit Blighty: Hampton Court Palace with Gareth Russell
    Nov 10 2025

    Today we’re talking to Gareth Russell, a historian and author, whose book on the history of Hampton Court Palace we’ll be discussing today.

    It was published with William Collins in the UK and Atria Books in the USA.


    Welcome back, Gareth!


    Get Palace:

    https://www.williamcollinsbooks.co.uk/products/the-palace-from-the-tudors-to-the-windsors-500-years-of-history-at-hampton-court-gareth-russell-9780008437015/ (UK)

    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Palace/Gareth-Russell/9781982169077 (USA)

    https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008436995/the-palace-from-the-tudors-to-the-windsors-500-years-of-history-at-hampton-court/ (AUS)


    Get Queen James:

    https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/queen-james-the-life-and-loves-of-britains-first-king-gareth-russell (UK)

    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Six-Loves-of-James-I/Gareth-Russell/9781668049686 (USA)

    https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008660871/queen-james-the-life-and-loves-of-britains-first-king/ (AUS)



    Find Gareth:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/single-malt-history-with-gareth-russell/id1565005422

    https://www.instagram.com/_garethrussell/

    https://www.garethrussell.co.uk/



    Find Baroque:

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    Support Baroque:

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    https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque


    If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:

    Saxons to Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

    Tudors & Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/

    The Georgians:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/

    Naughty London:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/


    For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/



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    52 min
  • The Kingdom of Mercia with Annie Whitehead
    Nov 7 2025

    Today’s guest is Annie Whitehead, and we’re talking all things Mercia, the lost Kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England.

    Welcome Back, Annie!


    Annie Whitehead wrote a book the topic: Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom, published by Amberley.


    Find Annie:

    https://anniewhiteheadauthor.co.uk/


    Murder in Anglo-Saxon England:

    https://www.amberley-books.com/murder-in-anglosaxon-england.html


    Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom:

    https://www.amberley-books.com/mercia-9781398103337.html


    Women of Power in Anglo-Saxon England:

    https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Women-of-Power-in-Anglo-Saxon-England-Hardback/p/17769/aid/1238



    Find Baroque:

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    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 in London with Reign of London:

    Saxons to Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

    Tudors & Stuarts:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/

    The Georgians:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/

    Naughty London:

    https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/


    For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

    Our New Podcast Finally Got Round To...:


    https://open.spotify.com/show/1R2IGs4ISTwtE5SD1cecNW

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/finally-got-round-to/id1796730805

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    46 min