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Episode List

The Realities of Regency Romance with Peter James Bowman

Jun 11th, 2025 11:44 PM

Dear listener, Today we present to you our chat with PETER JAMES BOWMAN, the author of The Real Persuasion: Portrait of a Real-Life Jane Austen Heroine, published with Amberley. The book is a non-fiction account of a young woman named Catherine, whose own romance resembled that of Anne Elliot, in Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion. The peculiar thing about it all is the fact that Jane Austen had no idea Catherine existed. Intrigued? As are we. Let’s find out more…The Real Persuasionhttps://www.amberley-books.com/the-real-persuasion-9781398122574.htmlThe Fortune Hunterhttps://www.signalbooks.co.uk/2014/07/the-fortune-hunter/ (UK)https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-fortune-hunter/peter-james-bowman/9781909930032 (USA)The First Celebritieshttps://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/peter-james-bowman/the-first-celebrities.htmlFind 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: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.

Visit Blighty: Hatfield House

Jun 9th, 2025 12:52 AM

Today we start a new series, dedicated to Blighty’s great historic locations - today we talk to the lovely Georgina who works at Hatfield House, a gorgeous historic manor found in Hertfordshire, famous for being the childhood home of Elizabeth I.Let’s find out more. Visit Hatfield:https://hatfield-house.co.uk/https://hatfield-house.co.uk/explore/the-old-palace/https://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/hertfordshire/item/hatfield-house-gardens.htmlhttps://www.movie-locations.com/movies/f/Favourite-2018.phphttps://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-favourite-filming-locationshttps://www.filminginengland.co.uk/where-was-the-favourite-filmed/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: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.

Vile the Tudor Play with Laura Crow

Jun 5th, 2025 12:11 AM

Today we sit down with illustrator, actor, playwright and producer Laura Crow to talk about her new project Vile, The Tudor Play.This delicious production looks at the story of Jane Parker, a.k.a. Jane Boleyn, from a new angle. See Vile:https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/t-nopxgadFind Vile:https://www.tudorsociety.com/vile-the-radical-redemption/https://www.instagram.com/vile_thetudorplay/https://timeandagaintheatre.com/projects/https://substack.com/@vilethetudorplayFind Laura:https://www.itslauracrow.com/https://www.instagram.com/itslauracrow/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: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.

The Book of Merlin with John Matthews

Jun 2nd, 2025 6:00 AM

Good news - The New York Times Best-selling author JOHN MATTHEWS is back on the show, this time we’ll be talking about The Book of Merlin: Magic, Legend and History, published by Amberley.Who was Merlin?Did he actually exist?What has Wales got to do with him?And what is the larger context of the Merlin and Arthurian myths? Let’s dig in…Happy #MerlinMonday !Please welcome John Matthews to the show.And we’ll be talking about his upcoming book Voyages with the Celtic Saints: Stories and Wisdom for Travellers in Search of Truth. 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)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.htmlhttps://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-titleshttps://graal.substack.com/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: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.

James VI & I and the Dawn of a Global Britain with Anna Whitelock

Jun 1st, 2025 3:52 PM

Please welcome historian Anna Whitelock and we’ll be talking today about her fabulous new book - The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of a Global Britain, published by Bloomsbury (UK) & Viking Press (USA).This is a wonderful account of James VI and I’s working life. What was his connection to the colonies? How global was Britain’s presence during his reign? And is it true that he was once invited to the next tsar of Russia? Let’s find out more.The Sun Rising:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sun-rising-9781408863541/ (UK)https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-sun-rising/anna-whitelock/9781408863510 (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318646/the-sun-rising-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)Mary I:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mary-tudor-9781408800782/ (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/319084/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/189852/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)Elizabeth's Bedfellows:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/elizabeths-bedfellows-9781408833643/ (UK)https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/queens-bed-intimate-history/author/whitelock-anna/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Bed-Intimate-History-Elizabeths/dp/0374239789/ (USA)Find Anna:https://www.annawhitelock.co.uk/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/73627/anna-whitelock/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Whitelockhttps://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/people/academics/anna-whitelockhttps://www.visiblecrown.com/as-a-historian-of-monarchy-i-thought-i-was-immune-to-its-magic-not-todayhttps://www.hatchards.co.uk/search?term=anna%20whitelockStuart History Festival:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thestuarthistoryfestivalhttps://www.andreazuvich.com/current-events/the-stuart-history-festival-speaker-lineup/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.

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