If It Ain't Baroque...

Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season.

In this episode we chat to Angela Young, author and historian and we’ll be discussing her new book The Aristocrat and the Able Seaman, published by The History Press.

The Aristocrat in the title is the author's great grandmother, the Countess of Rothes, and the Able Seaman is Thomas Jones, the mariner in charge of lifeboat #8, where he and the Countess found themselves among the survivors of RMS Titanic.

Welcome, Angela!

Get The Aristocrat and the Able Seaman:

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-aristocrat-and-the-able-seaman/

The History Press Books on Titanic:

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/

Find Angela:

https://www.angela-young.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/angelayoung4/

https://x.com/AngelaYoung4

Find Baroque:

https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/

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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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Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season.

In this episode we chat to Richard M Jones, author and historian and a fellow lover of ships. We'll be talking about the afterlife of Titanic - the searches for the wreck and the dives to the bottom of the Atlantic in search of Titanic's mysteries.

Richard's book Titanic: The Searches and the Dives is published by Pen & Sword.

Welcome, Richard!

Get The Searches and The Dives:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Titanic-Hardback/p/53090

Other P&S Books on Titanic:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/search/products/titanic

Find Richard:

https://shipwreckdata.wixsite.com/richard-m-jones

https://www.instagram.com/wreckmasterjay/

https://www.youtube.com/@RichardMJones-js7fz

Find Baroque:

https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/

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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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Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season!

In this episode we chat to Brad Payne, author and historian and we’ll be discussing his book 11:40 - Analysis of Evasive Manoeuvres & Damage Assessment on RMS Titanic, published by The History Press.

What did the lookouts see at twenty to twelve on that fateful night? What were the immediate actions of the officers on watch? Could the tragedy have been avoided? Let's dive in...

Welcome, Brad!

P.S. Brad was recording the episode whilst aboard Queen Mary 2...

On our next episode we will be chatting to Richard M Jones about the dives to the Titanic wreck....stay tuned...

Get 11:40:

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/1140/

The History Press Books on Titanic:

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/

Find Brad:

https://www.bradmpayne.com/

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/contributor/brad-payne/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/328276221387833

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https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

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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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Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season.

In this episode we chat to Kevin Brown, author and historian and we’ll be discussing his book and documentary about The Ship of Lost Illusions: A Floating Microcosm of Edwardian Society, published by Pen & Sword.

Welcome, Kevin!

Get The Ship of Lost Illusions:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Titanic-Ship-of-Lost-Illusions-Hardback/p/52038

Other P&S Books on Titanic:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/search/products/titanic

Find Kevin:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=591805578

http://kevinbrownhistorian.wordpress.com/

https://x.com/KBrownHistorian

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https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/

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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 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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Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season.

In this episode we chat to Steven Schwankert, author and historian and we’ll be discussing his book and documentary about The Six: The Untold Story of Titanic's Chinese Survivors, published by The History Press.

Welcome, Steven!

Get The Six:

http://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-six/ (UK)

http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-six-9781639368679-hardcover (USA)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Steven-Schwankert/229312400 (USA)

The History Press Books on Titanic:

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/

Find Steven:

https://www.instagram.com/sschwankert/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenschwankert/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5118647/

https://x.com/sschwankert

The Six:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8517640/

https://www.magellantv.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 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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Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season.

In this episode we chat to Victoria Brown, author and historian and we’ll be discussing her debut book The Death Ship: Recovering the Bodies of Titanic’s Dead, published by The History Press.

As we’ll be touching upon the subjects of death, embalming, suicide, hypothermia, death of children and graves, this is your warning that what’s to follow is not for the faint of heart….

We do hope you enjoy the episode should you decide to stay and brave the elements..

Welcome, Victoria!

Get The Death Ship:

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-death-ship/

https://www.hatchards.co.uk/reviews/the-death-ship/victoria-brown/9781803998039

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/store/author-name/victoria-brown/

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-death-ship/victoria-brown/steve-hall/9781803998039

The History Press Books on Titanic:

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/

Find Victoria:

https://www.instagram.com/one_openbook/

Find Baroque:

https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/

https://www.reignoflondon.com/

https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast

Support Baroque:

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

https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque

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

RMS Titanic:

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

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season.

In this episode we present to you our chat with Gareth Russell, author of the wonderfully researched book The Ship of Dreams,

published with William Collins in the UK and Atria Books / Simon & Schuster in the USA.

Welcome back, Gareth!

Get Ship of Dreams:

https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-ship-of-dreams-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-and-the-end-of-the-edwardian-era-gareth-russell?variant=32557831159886 (UK)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Gareth-Russell/500660891 (USA)

https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008263201/the-ship-of-dreams-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-and-the-end-of-the-edwardian-era/ (AUS)

Get Do Let's Have Another Drink:

https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/do-lets-have-another-drink-the-singular-wit-and-double-measures-of-queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mother-gareth-russell (UK)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Do-Lets-Have-Another-Drink!/Gareth-Russell/9781668006955 (USA)

https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008542658/do-lets-have-another-drink-the-singular-wit-and-double-measures-of-queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mother/ (AUS)

Get Palace:

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

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

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

Get Queen James:

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

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

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

Find Gareth:

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

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

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

Find Baroque:

https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/

https://www.reignoflondon.com/

https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast

Support Baroque:

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

https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque

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

RMS Titanic:

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

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Welcome to the start of our Titanic Sailing Season.

In our first episode we present to you our chat with Lucy, the curator at National Maritime Museum.

Stay tuned as we unearth the links between this great heritage display and this infamous tragedy.

Welcome, Lucy!

Find Royal Museums Greenwich:

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

Find National Maritime Museum:

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

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

https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/

Find Baroque:

https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/

https://www.reignoflondon.com/

https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast

Support Baroque:

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

https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque

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

RMS Titanic:

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

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Please welcome Dr Victoria Bateman, the author of one of the most important books of our time: ECONOMICA.

The Financial Times already called it the best book of 2025.

Let's find out why it's so important to see the real link between women and economy.

Welcome, Victoria!

Get Economica:

https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-bateman/economica/9781035415779/ (UK)

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/victoria-bateman/economica/9781541606067/?lens=seal-press (USA)

Naked Feminism:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naked-Feminism-Breaking-Female-Modesty/dp/1509556060/ (UK)

https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Feminism-Breaking-Female-Modesty/dp/1509556060/ (USA)

Find More Victoria's Books:

https://www.vnbateman.com/books

https://www.nakedfeminism.com/

Find Victoria:

https://www.vnbateman.com/biography

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

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-economists-underrepresented-at-every-level-in-uk-academia-report

https://www.instagram.com/women.wealth.power/

https://thenewfeminist.co.uk/2025/08/feminist-economist-victoria-bateman-is-exposing-the-lies-history-told-about-women-in-her-new-book/

https://bsky.app/profile/vnbateman.bsky.social

Find Baroque:

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https://www.reignoflondon.com/

https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast

Support Baroque:

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

https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque

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

RMS Titanic:

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

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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Sharon Bennett Connolly is back on the podcast, and today we're talking of the Daughters of the Conquest.

Let's find out why a medieval princess wasn't just marriage fodder for strengthening foreign alliances.

Welcome back, Sharon!

Find Sharon here:

@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagram

https://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/

Sharon at Lincoln Castle:

https://www.lincolncastle.com/events/event/164/lunchtime-talk-nicholaa-de-la-haye-england-s-forgotten-heroine

Pre-Order Princesses of the Early Middle Ages:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Princesses-of-the-Early-Middle-Ages-Hardback/p/57998/aid/1238

Women of the Norman Conquest:

https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.html

Women of the Anarchy :

https://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.html

Heroines of the Tudor World :

https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-tudor-world.html

Heroines of the Medieval World :

https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.html

Scotland's Medieval Queens:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Scotlands-Medieval-Queens-Hardback/p/51759/aid/1238

More Books by Sharon:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharon-Bennett-Connolly/a/3883

Find Baroque:

https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

https://x.com/BaroquePodcast

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https://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social

https://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast

https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/

https://www.reignoflondon.com/

https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast

Support Baroque:

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

https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque

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

RMS Titanic:

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

Saxons to Stuarts:

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

Tudors & Stuarts:

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

The Georgians:

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

Naughty London:

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

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

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