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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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42:54

Titanic: The Death Ship with Victoria Brown

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2026/04/12

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.

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49:51

Titanic: The Ship of Dreams with Gareth Russell

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2026/04/11

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

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43:04

Visit Blighty - National Maritime Museum at Greenwich...

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2026/04/10

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

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49:37

Economica with Dr Victoria Bateman

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2026/04/03

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

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42:59

Princesses of the Early Middle Ages with Sharon...

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2026/03/28

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 Instagramhttps://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/Sharon at Lincoln

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1:07:37

Visit Blighty: Alnwick Castle

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2026/03/26

Let's re-visit Alnwick Castle and the history of the Percy family.Today we're talking to Daniel, the host of the Alnwick Castle Podcast and the man who knows everything about this mighty fortress and its past.Welcome, Daniel!Visit Alnwick:https://www.alnwickcastle.com/https://www.visitalnwick.org.uk/https://www.instagram.com/alnwickcastleofficial/https://www.facebook.com/alnwickcastleVisit Alnwick from

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39:25

Visit London - The Royal Observatory at Greenwich -...

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2026/03/24

Today we're talking to Emily Akkermans, the curator of time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. And if you want to know about John Harrison, the man who solved the longitude problem, she's the one to talk to.Welcome, Emily!Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/royalmuseumsgreenwich/https://x.com/RMGreenwichVisit Greenwich (...best place to

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39:12

Taking Manhattan with Russell Shorto

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2026/03/10

Please welcome to the podcast Russell Shorto, as we discuss his latest book Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events that Created New York and Shaped America -published with Swift Press in the UK and W W Norton and Co. in the USA.If you have ever wondered why is New York called New York, and what has Amsterdam to do with it, this is the book for you.Let's dive deep into the Transatlantic machinations of the 17th century and find out how our favourite rom-com city came to be...Welcome,

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32:12

Curia and Crusade with Dr Thomas W Smith

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2026/03/08

Please welcome back Dr Thomas W Smith and we’re going to talk about the links between the popes and crusades, particularly Honorius III and the recovery of the Holy Land in the 13th century. Subscribe for all the drama! The book is published with Brepols.Welcome back, Tom!Find Tom:https://thomaswsmith.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/medieval_tom/https://linktr.ee/twsmithRewriting the First Crusade:https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/rewriting-the-first-crusade/Curia &

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1:00:12

The Shakespeare Ladies Club: The Forgotten Women Who...

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2026/03/06

As William Shakespeare is once more in the spotlight at the Oscars, let's revisit how he became a stable of literary curriculum.Did you know it wasn't always in the stars that Shakespeare's work would enjoy the fame that it does today?Did you know that there was a Shakespeare Ladies Club in Georgian Britain that helped resurrect his work from being the proverbial footnote in history?Let's find out more about these she-heroes from the authors of the book - published by Amberley - that tells this

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36:39

Richard of Cornwall: The English King of Germany with...

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2026/03/04

Let's talk of Richard of Cornwall, the younger brother to Henry III, the other son of King John.Richard was the only Englishman to be crowned King of the Germans. How did that come about?Let's find out more.Darren Baker's book - published by Amberley - has it all.Welcome back, Darren!Darren's Books:Get Richard of Cornwall:https://www.amberley-books.com/richard-of-cornwall.htmlHenry III, his sister Eleanor, his wife Eleanor, his son

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40:19

First Celebrities: The Georgian Superstars with Peter...

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2026/03/02

Dear listener, today we present to you our chat with PETER JAMES BOWMAN, the author of First Celebrities, published with Amberley.When did the cult of celebrity start? Why is it important to differentiate between fame and celebrity?Let's dive into five Georgian superstars and find out the secrets of their infamy...Welcome, Peter James!The First Celebritieshttps://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/peter-james-bowman/the-first-celebrities.htmlThe Real

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28:09

Charles II: Cradle to Crown with Claire Hobson

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2026/02/28

Please welcome historian Claire Hobson, and today we're talking about her latest book - published with Pen & Sword - about Charles II of Great Britain.Let's find out what Charles' childhood was like, what was his relationship with his parents, and how did the civil war and its losses impact him?Tune in and find out more...Welcome, Claire!Get Charles II: From The Cradle to the Crown:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-Hardback/p/52730/aid/1238Find

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32:02

The Saga of the Earls of Orkney with Judith Jesch

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2026/02/26

Let's talk the Orkney Saga, Orkney Earls and just Orkney history in general.For those who don't know, The Orkneys are the northermost islands in Scotland, bar Shetlands.Please welcome Judith Jesch, who has recently written a book with Birlinn Publishing on The Saga of the Earls of Orkney.Welcome, Judith!Get The Saga:https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-saga-of-the-earls-of-orkney/Get Women in the Viking Age:https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/women-in-the-viking-age-pb/Read

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53:12

The Blood in Winter: England on the Brink of the...

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2026/02/24

Let's dive deep into the beginnings of the Civil War of the 17th century.With us today is Jonathan Healey, whose book The Blood in Winter: England on the Brink of the Civil War 1642 has just come out in paperback.It is published by Bloomsbury in the UK and Penguin Random House in the USA.Welcome, Jonathan!Get Blood in the Snow:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/blood-in-winter-9781526672346/ (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/762711/the-blood-in-winter-by-jonathan-healey/ (USA)Get The Blazing

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22:28

Visit Blighty: Made in Ancient Egypt Exhibition in...

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2026/02/22

Today we're talking to Helen Strudwick, the curator at the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge. She has helped hone their latest exhibition Made in Ancient Egypt.Let's find out more...Find Fitzwilliam Museum:https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/Get to the Exhibition:https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/plan-your-visit/exhibitions/made-in-ancient-egyptMeet Helen:https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/profile/helen-strudwickVisit Cambridge:https://www.visitcambridge.org/place/the-fitzwilliam-museum/Find

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51:21

The Hidden History of Slavery and the British...

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2026/02/20

Please welcome to the podcast Dr Brooke Newman, and today we're talking about her latest ground-breaking book The Crown's Silence: The Hidden History of Slavery and the British Monarch, published by Mariner Books (USA) and Mudlark (UK).Welcome, Brooke!Get Crown's Silence:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-crowns-silence-brooke-n-newman/1147885987 (USA)https://www.waterstones.com/book/9780008670955 (UK)Find Dr

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56:02

Reinventing... Mary I of England (none of Scotland)...

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2026/02/18

On the 18th February in the year of our Lord 1516, a girl was born at Greenwich Palace to the happy parents Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon.This girl would grow up to be the future Mary I of England, elder sister to both Edward VI and Elizabeth I, as well as wife to Philip II of Spain.In her short 42 year life, she achieved many first, not least of all to be the first Crowned Queen of England in her own right.Posthumously, she was undeservedly given the moniker of 'Bloody Mary', as well as

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29:37

Playing Henry VIII with Mark Goldthorp

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2026/02/09

Today we're talking to Mark Goldthorp, who played Henry VIII in the recent production of Anne Boleyn: The Musical at Hever Castle, produced by Historalia.Let's find out what it was like to step into the shoes of this infamous monarch and why this musical is so unique...Welcome, Mark!Find Mark:https://mamma-mia.com/uk-and-international-tour/cast/mark-goldthrophttps://www.instagram.com/markgoldthorp/Find the Musical:https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynthemusical/Find Rebecca

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22:14

Salt People of the Cloud Houses: A Brief History of...

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2026/02/06

Today we're talking to Fawn Brokaw Doyle, author of a historical fiction novel Salt People of the Cloud Houses, which traces her eight times great grandmother Sarah Rapalje, who was the first European child born in the area we now call New York...Welcome, Fawn!Get Salt People of the Cloud Houses:https://books.fawnbrokawdoyle.com/Get Prequel:https://www.fawnbrokawdoyle.com/free-prequelFind

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