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An Independent History Podcast, in which we look at life through the prism of History. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41:16

Reinventing... Charlotte Brontë with Graham Watson

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2025/12/06

Let’s talk Charlotte Brontë and the last few years of her life.What was the big scandal about the biography that came out soon after her death? Who was affected? And how do we know what really went on with this remarkable woman?Joining us today is historian and author Graham Watson, who has written a book on the topic, called Inventing Charlotte Brontë, published with The History Press in the UK and Pegasus in the USA.Get Inventing Charlotte

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35:45

Reinventing... Charles I: The Young King with Mark...

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2025/11/19

On the 19th November in the year of our Lord 1600,a boy was born in Scotland at Dunfermline Palace - he was the second son and the third child of the King of Scotland, James VI.Few could have predicted he would one day be king, not just of Scotland, but also of England and Ireland. No one could have foretold this boy would die on the scaffold for treason against his own country…This boy was of course, Charles James Stuart, who would become Charles I.Let’s turn back the clock and find out more about

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21:59

Visit Blighty: National Maritime Museum in Greenwich

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2025/11/18

Today we're talking to Hannah at Royal Museums Greenwich!Let's find out why a trip to the National Maritime Museum is crucial when visiting London.Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/Find Pirates Exhibition: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

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34:18

How Great a King was Henry III? with Darren Baker

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2025/11/16

On the 16th November 1272 Henry III of England breathed his last.The grandson of Eleanor of Aquitaine, son of King John and father of Edward I, he often gets overshadowed by his retrospectively more illustrious relatives and nemeses. Let’s look at the king who preferred peace to war, giving money instead of taking it, and who had one of the longest reigns in the history of the British isles.Let’s welcome back Darren Baker who has written a book on this topic titled Henry III: The Great King England

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45:32

Reinventing... Anne Boleyn with Heather R Darsie

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2025/11/15

Today we have a special treat: we're going to put all those Anne Boleyn myths to bed. Once and for all.Returning to the podcast we have Heather R Darsie, who will bust all those myths and mysteries surrounding the second wife of Henry VIII.Why did she have to die? What was her actual crime? Could she have had another fate? Why was the French executioner involved?Tune in, relax and get some Tudor closure.Welcome back, Heather!Pre-Order The Judicial Murder of Anne Boleyn (...Henry VIII definitely did

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24:19

Realms of the Round Table with John Matthews

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2025/11/13

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

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1:01:49

The Graces: The Extraordinary Untold Lives of Women...

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2025/11/12

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

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51:30

Visit Blighty: Hampton Court Palace with Gareth Russell

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2025/11/10

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

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45:54

The Kingdom of Mercia with Annie Whitehead

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2025/11/07

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.htmlMercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom:https://www.amberley-books.com/mercia-9781398103337.htmlWomen of Power in Anglo-Saxon

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54:18

Reinventing... James VI & I with Steven Veerapen

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2025/11/05

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

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33:34

The History of California with Michael Hiltzik

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2025/11/01

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

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40:56

Shakespeare in Love (1998) with Darren Freebury-Jones

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2025/10/27

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

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Margaret More, Mrs Roper, Tudor Scholar with Aimee...

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2025/10/23

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/1238Get Tudor Princes and

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42:46

Visit Blighty: Queen's House in Greenwich

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2025/10/20

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/piratesVisit Greenwich (...best place to be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/pirates-exhibition-p2274551Find

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55:51

Exile: The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots ...

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2025/10/14

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/9781780278384Get Rosemary's Book

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42:46

Reinventing… The (Two) Hundred Years' War with...

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2025/10/09

Today we have a very special guest, Michael Livingston and we’re going to talk about his new book - and why we need to change the label of the Hundred Years’ War.Published with Head of Zeus in UK and Basic Books in USA.Get Michael's

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34:37

The Years of the Wizard with Rachel Morris

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2025/10/09

Today our guest is Rachel Morris, who has just published a book on the home life of Renaissance Magicians, including one John Dee.Let’s cast some spells. Welcome, Rachel!Get Rachel's

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28:07

The History of Art in One Sentence with Verity Babbs

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2025/10/02

Today we’re talking to Verity Babbs, who has just published a book, where she traces 500 years of art history, but in a very unique way.Welcome, Verity!Get Verity's Book:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/history-of-art-in-one-sentence-9781526686893/https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-history-of-art-in-one-sentence/verity-babbs/9781526686893Find Verity:https://www.veritybabbs.com/https://www.instagram.com/veritybabbsart/Find

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50:09

Witches: A King’s Obsession with Steven Veerapen

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2025/09/25

Let’s talk about Witches and James VI/ I.What drove him to seek action against them?Were witches persecuted under his mother MQS or his godmother Elizabeth I?What were the consequences of James’ obsession?Today we’re talking to Steven Veerapen, who has just published a book on this topic.Get Witches: A King's Obsession:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Witches-Kings-Obsession-Steven-Veerapen/dp/1780279523/https://birlinn.co.uk/product/witches/The Wisest Fool - The Lavish Life of James VI and

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25:58

Ravenglass: Baroque-n-Roll Adventures of a Gender...

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2025/09/24

The 18th Century: Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Great Masculine Renunciation, life at sea, the slave trade. The new novel Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby has all of that and more.Let’s find out how this book about Baroque-n-Roll Adventures of a Gender Fluid Seafarer came to be.Welcome, Carolyn!Get Ravenglass:https://www.northodox.co.uk/product-page/ravenglass-paperbackFind Carolyn:https://www.carolynkirby.com/https://www.facebook.com/carolynkirbyauthor/https://www.instagram.com/novelcarolyn/Carolyn on

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