If It Ain't Baroque...

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/

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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/

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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/

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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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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)

Get Young and Damned and Fair:

https://www.williamcollinsbooks.co.uk/products/young-and-damned-and-fair-the-life-and-tragedy-of-catherine-howard-at-the-court-of-henry-viii-gareth-russell-9780008128289/ (UK)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Young-and-Damned-and-Fair/Gareth-Russell/9781501108648 (USA)

https://www.booktopia.com.au/young-and-damned-and-fair-gareth-russell/book/9780008128289.html (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/

Visit Hampton Court Palace:

https://www.hrp.org.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/historicroyalpalaces/

https://x.com/HRP_palaces

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/all-about/hampton-court-palace

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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’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://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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On the 5th November 1605 many men were set up to lose their lives in a Catholic coup at the Palace of Westminster. One of those was the King of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The first British King. 

Let’s talk about King James and get to know him better.

Coming back to the podcast we have Steven Veerapen, who has penned James’ bio for Birlinn books, titled The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI & I.

Welcome back, Steven!

The Wisest Fool - The Lavish Life of James VI and I:

https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-wisest-fool-2/

Get Witches: A King's Obsession:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Witches-Kings-Obsession-Steven-Veerapen/dp/1780279523/

https://birlinn.co.uk/product/witches/

Anna of Denmark:

https://www.peterlang.com/document/1160454

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anna-Denmark-Queen-Two-Kingdoms/dp/1789973414/

Get Steven's Books:

https://www.waterstones.com/author/steven-veerapen/4403209

https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/steven-veerapen/

https://www.peterlang.com/document/1113656

https://birlinn.co.uk/?s=steven%20veerapen&t=authors

Find Steven:

https://www.stevenveerapen.com/

https://x.com/stevenveerapen

https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/veerapenstevendr/

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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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Today we’re talking to the Pulitzer winning author Michael Hiltzik, and we discuss his new book - The Golden State, all about the history of the great state of California.

Published by Mariner Books in USA and Amberley in UK.

Welcome, Michael!

Get Golden State:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/golden-state/michael-hiltzik/9781398109025 (UK)

https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/h/michael-hiltzik/golden-state.html (UK)

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/golden-state-michael-hiltzik?variant=42201774456866 (USA)

Find Michael:

https://michaelhiltzik.com/books/

https://www.latimes.com/people/michael-hiltzik

Find Baroque:

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https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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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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The Oscar season is around the corner, and William Shakespeare is once again frequenting the red carpet, so why not look back and talk about a film that won 7 (!) Academy Awards, and is literally one of the best films of all time when it comes to the bard. I’m talking of course, about Shakespeare in Love (1998).

Joining me today is Darren Freebury-Jones, another fan of this oeuvre.

Darren has written many books about Shakespeare and his contemporaries. You may remember him from our Borrowed Feathers episode a few months ago.

Welcome back, Darren!

Words, words, words, indeed....

Find Darren:

https://darrenfj.wordpress.com/

https://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/guests/darren-feebury-jones/

https://stagetalkmagazine.com/p/34306

https://www.instagram.com/freeburian/

Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers:

https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177322/ (UK)

https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-borrowed-feathers-playwrights-greatest/dp/1526177323 (USA)

Shakespeare's Tutor Thomas Kyd:

https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182616/ (UK)

https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-tutor-influence-Thomas-Kyd/dp/1526182610/ (USA)

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

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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Today we’re talking to Aimee Fleming, the author of the solo biography of Margaret More, the eldest daughter of Thomas More.

Published by Pen & Sword.

Margaret  was one of the most educated women of the Tudor era and definitely deserves her story told. Let’s find out more about her.

Get Margaret More Roper:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Female-Tudor-Scholar-and-Writer-Hardback/p/50767/aid/1238

Get Tudor Princes and Princesses:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tudor-Princes-and-Princesses-Hardback/p/52742/aid/1238

Find Susan:

https://historyaimee.wordpress.com/

https://www.instagram.com/historyaimee/

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 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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Today we're talking to Vittoria, the curator at the Queen's House in Greenwich.

Let's find out why this Stuart masterpiece is so special.

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:

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

Support Baroque:

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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

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

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Today we’re talking to Rosemary Goring, and her latest book, which covers the exile years of one Mary, Queen of Scots. Let’s look at these years in more detail, and find out why those years hold the key to many of Mary’s mysteries.

Published with Birlinn Books.

Exile:

https://birlinn.co.uk/product/exile/

https://www.waterstones.com/book/exile/rosemary-goring/9781780278384

Get Rosemary's Book Babies:

https://birlinn.co.uk/contributor/rosemary-goring-2/

https://www.waterstones.com/author/rosemary-goring/125735

Find Rosemary:

https://www.thetimes.com/profile/rosemary-goring?msockid=2c1af97d433c6ead308aec8342dc6f5a

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors/rosemary-goring

https://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73304.Rosemary_Goring/

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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