If It Ain't Baroque...

Today we sit down with Seb Harding and talk about three Georgian Houses that you can visit in London: Spencer House, Strawberry Hill House and Dennis Severs' House.

All three have fascinating stories. Let's dig in!

Welcome, Seb!

Visit Spencer House:

https://www.spencerhouse.co.uk/

Visit Strawberry Hill House:

https://www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/

Visit Denis Severs' House:

https://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/

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

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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How well do we know Jane Seymour, the third queen of Henry VIII?

Dr Elizabeth Norton presents new findings, 17 years after publishing her first solo bio of Jane.

Welcome back, Dr Elizabeth!

Please find Dr Elizabeth Norton's books:

Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture and Image Crafting (2026):

https://www.routledge.com/Jane-Seymour-Patronage-Material-Culture-and-Image-Crafting/Norton/p/book/9781032554099

Jane Seymour - Henry VIII's True Love (2009):

https://www.amberley-books.com/jane-seymour-9781848681026.html (hardback)

https://www.amberley-books.com/jane-seymour-9781848685277.html (paperback)

Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy

https://footnotepress.com/books/women-who-ruled-the-world/

Catherine Parr: Wife, Widow, Mother, Survivor, the Story of the Last Queen of Henry VIII

https://www.amberley-books.com/catherine-parr-9781445603834.html

Amberley Publishing (UK)

https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/n/community-elizabeth-norton.html

Head of Zeus (UK)

https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/elizabeth-norton

Pegasus Books (USA)

http://www.pegasusbooks.com/authors/elizabeth-norton

Dr Elizabeth Norton's website:

http://www.elizabethnorton.co.uk/

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

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Today we have a special treat: we sit down with KATE WILLIAMS to talk about her new book REGINA: A NEW HISTORY OF ROYAL WOMEN AND POWER,

recently published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in the UK and soon to be published by Pegasus in the USA.

Let's talk queens, queens regnant, queens consort, queens regent and what is the unifying quotient of their regal journey?

Welcome to the podcast,Kate!

Get REGINA:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/regina/kate-williams/9781474621359 (UK)

http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/regina-9798897102044-hardcover (USA)

Kate's Books (UK):

https://www.waterstones.com/author/kate-williams/38806

Kate's Books (USA):

http://www.pegasusbooks.com/authors/kate-williams

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https://knightayton.co.uk/broadcast_talent/professor-kate-williams/

https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/173862/kate-williams

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

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Today we're sitting down with Erin Fetterly and getting a glimpse into her upcoming PHD - and in particular, we will become acquainted with Mary Temple, Mrs Palmerston, mother of a Prime Minister.

Welcome back, Erin!

Find Women Who Kill:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Women-Who-Kill-A-History-of-Britains-Most-Dangerous-Women-Hardback/p/50912/aid/1238

Find and Follow Erin:

https://www.instagram.com/thecanadianlondoner/

https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=194550

https://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/balancing-a-phd-and-a-publishing-deal-the-birkbeck-way

https://www.waterstones.com/book/women-who-kill/erin-fetterly/9781399047708

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Support Baroque:

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

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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What happened in England between the Roman and the Saxon period? Let's ask Nicholas J Higham, the author of the recently published tome by Yale University Press:

HOW ENGLAND BEGAN: FROM ROMAN BRITAIN TO THE ANGLO-SAXONS.

Welcome, Nicholas!

Get How England Began:

https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300254921/how-england-began/

Find Nicholas:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._J._Higham

https://manchester.academia.edu/NickHigham

https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/higham-nicholas-john-nicholas-higham

https://www.waterstones.com/author/nicholas-j-higham/51267

https://yalebooks.co.uk/author/nicholas-j-higham/

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

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Ever wondered about the origins of the British Working classes and their party?

We're sitting down with Labour historian Geoff Andrews and getting a glimpse into his latest book on the Making of Modern Britain.

The book RADICALS is published by Yale University Press London.

Welcome, Geoff!

Get RADICALs:

https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300265897/radicals/

Find and Follow Geoffrey :

https://geoffandrews.net/

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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 with Reign of London:

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Let's travel back to the 8th century England, to the kingdom of Mercia to be precise.

Rory Naismith has just published a book with Yale on KING OFFA - the King of Mercia who also might be crowned the king of puns...

Welcome, Rory!

Get this great OFFA:

https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300257465/offa/

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https://www.waterstones.com/books/search/term/rory+naismith

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

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Today we sit down with IAN BRADLEY to talk about his new book THE LAST ENCHANTED PLACES: SPA TOWNS OF EUROPE, recently published by Icon Books.

Let's talk what and where are these OG spas in UK and Europe, what is their history and what are their secrets...

Welcome, Ian!

Get The Last Enchanted Places:

https://www.iconbooks.com/ib-title/the-last-enchanted-places-2/

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

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Today we sit down with DR AMY BOYINGTON to talk about her new book THE COUNTRY HOUSE DINING ROOM: A HISTORY OF GEORGIAN FEASTING, recently published by Yale University Press London.

Let's talk why this era is infamous for its parties, to what excess did the Georgians gorge themselves to, and most importantly, at what expense?

Welcome, Amy!

Get A History of Georgian Feasting:

https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300276923/the-country-house-dining-room/

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

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Today we sit down with Dr Helen Fry, a WW2 historian, whose account of Howard Triest at the trial in Nuremberg is getting a new edition with Yale University Press London.

Let's dive into the story of Howard Triest, a German-Jewish interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals, present at one of the most important trials in human history.

Warning - as this involves WW2, the Holocaust and religion-based crimes, please proceed with caution. Some atrocities mentioned will not be for those of the faint of heart.

Also, we have a new guest host with us today, welcome, Arthur!

and Welcome, Helen!

Get Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale:

https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300303568/nuremberg-the-translators-tale/

Find Helen:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Fry

https://www.helen-fry.com/

https://x.com/DrHelenFry

https://www.facebook.com/DrHelenFry

https://yalebooks.co.uk/search-results/?contributor=helen-fry

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Support Baroque:

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

RMS Titanic:

https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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