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Born with Teeth with Liz Duffy Adams

Please welcome to our 175th episode, which is also falls on our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!The playwright Liz Duffy Adams is on the podcast and today we’re talking about her play - Born with Teeth, currently at Wyndham's Theatre in London, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel where they play Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. What was the inspiration behind this fictional (?) encounter between two literary giants? Why is it relevant to tell this story now? Tune in and find out.... See the Play:https://www.wyndhamstheatre.co.uk/Find the Play:https://www.rsc.org.uk/born-with-teethhttps://www.instagram.com/bornwithteethplay/Find Liz:https://www.instagram.com/lizduffyadams/https://lizduffyadams.com/Read Liz:https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/multiple.asp?keysearchauthor=Liz+Duffy+Adams&indexm=25&start=1&total=all&male=all&female=allhttps://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/born-with-teethFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support 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.getyourguide.com/reign-of-london-s252243/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More Myths of RMS Titanic with Dan E Parkes

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.This is the second part of our Titanic myth-busting, please turn your searchlights for the first part by scrolling up.There's a lot of mention of the 1997 film here, with an occasional compare and contrast of facts v fiction. For more fan-girling (on Nat's side) of the film, head on over to our sister podcast Finally Got Round To... and check out the episode on this mighty motion picture, with Dan leading the historical accuracy crusade. Happy sailing!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/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 .A walking tour dedicated to the story of RMS Titanic is in the works.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.

Reinventing... Catherine of Braganza with Susan Abernethy

Please welcome historian Susan Abernethy to the show, and we’ll be talking about her fabulous new book - Charles II’s Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza, published by Pen & Sword.Who was Catherine of Braganza? Why was this Portuguese princess best suited to be the next Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland? What dowry did she bring and what was her legacy? Let’s spill the tea…..Get Catherine of Braganza:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-IIs-Portuguese-Queen-Hardback/p/52501/aid/1238Get Susan's Books:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Susan-Abernethy/a/6071Find Susan:https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/author/thefreelancehistorywriter/https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-abernethy-16b57340https://www.instagram.com/yoginisusan2010/https://bsky.app/profile/susanabernethy2.bsky.socialMore Stuarts: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.

Reinventing… Juana of Castile: History and Musical Theatre Collide

Today we have a very special episode: we have the writers and co-producer of the new musical The Queen is Mad about the rise and fall of Juana of Castile, the elder sister to Katharine of Aragon and daughter to Ferdinand and Isabella, the great Catholic monarchs.To make things even more special, we have acclaimed historian Heather R Darsie on the call as well to tell us what really happened back in 16th century Europe.See the Musical:https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/the-queen-is-madFind the Musical:https://pineconeperformance.com/the-queen-is-mad/https://www.instagram.com/thequeenismadmusicalHear the Musical:https://open.spotify.com/album/66QRuwxkyD3lXWu9rXF49BFind Heather:https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/https://www.instagram.com/hdarsiehistoryRead Heather:https://www.amberley-books.com/katharine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.htmlhttps://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/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.htmlhttps://www.amberley-books.com/if-any-person-will-meddle-of-my-cause.htmlFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support 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.

Visit Blighty: Pirates at the National Maritime Museum

Today we're taking a peak behind the veil or behind the plank rather, of the new exhibition about Pirates at the National Maritime Museum in London.Let's find out what inspired this new display, and what is the journey the audience is about to embark upon... Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/Find Pirates:https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/piratesVisit Greenwich (...best place to be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/pirates-exhibition-p2274551Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/Support Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueSpeaking of Pirates.... 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-t428452For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.