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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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47:50

Queen James: The Six Loves of James VI & I with...

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2025/05/12

Stuart Spring continues!Please welcome historian Gareth Russell and we’lll be talking today about his latest book Queen James, published by William Collins.This is a new biography of James VI of Scotland, I of England, which makes us see James in a whole new light. Let’s find out more.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

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52:30

Reinventing... Margaret of Anjou with Lauren Johnson

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2025/05/08

Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!Today we’re sitting down with historian Lauren Johnson and talking about the life and times of Margaret of Anjou, the long-suffering wife of Henry VI of England.She was called the She-Wolf of France, she was villainised by the Yorkists during the Wars of the Roses and by Shakespeare long after her death. Did she deserve this fate? Let’s talk to Lauren and find out…Pre-Order Margaret Beaufort - Survivor, Rebel,

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32:09

Arranged Love Blossom: The Stuart Edition

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2025/05/04

Welcome to our Royal Romance season.We’re continuing with the #StuartSpring series, but this is the finale of the Royal Valentines season.Today we’re going to look at two Stuart couples that found love within their marriage, despite their unions being arranged.First up, we have Mark Turnbull who will tell us all about Elisabeth Stuart,daughter of James VI & I, and her husband Frederick V of Bohemia.Next up, concluding this year’s Royal Valentines, we have Andrea Zuvich, and she’ll tell us about the

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1:32:26

Reinventing… Mary Queen of Scots with Steven Veerapen

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2025/05/04

Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!Welcome to SEASON EIGHT of If It Ain’t Baroque…your independent history podcast!This new season we’re kicking off with a brand new mini series dedicated to the Stuarts, titled #StuartSpring.As our guest today we have Steven Veerapen, and we’ll be chatting all things Mary Queen of Scots. I say chatting, we’ll be busting some myths.Get Steven's

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28:06

Katharine of Aragon: Spanish Princess with Heather R...

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2025/04/30

Welcome to our 150th episode! As a treat, we have something very special for you today.Heather R Darsie is back on the show, once more we talk of her upcoming book"Katharine of Aragon: Spanish Princess: I Am Not as Simple as I May Seem", published by Amberley Books.This book dives deep into Katharine’s life when she was a young princess in Spain. We get to learn all about her relations and the state of Iberian politics which makes for a fuller picture of Europe in the 16th century, especially if we

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40:52

Trouble in Paradise: The Georgian Edition

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2025/04/29

Welcome to our Royal Romance season.On this episode, we’ll be talking about Georgian Couples that didn’t have a happy ending.Please welcome Catherine Curzon back as we learn more about the Georgian couples whose Happily Ever After seemed to have an expiration date.We’ll talking about George III of Great Britain & Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzandPrincess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld.Our Favourite Books by Catherine: The Crown:

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1:07:47

Shakespeare's Sassy Ladies' Appreciation Tour with...

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2025/04/26

This is still Shakespeare Week, and today we present our latest episode celebrating this great poet and playwright. Words, words, words, indeed.Next up, we have Carol Ann Lloyd, an author of several books on the Tudors, and she’s also a researcher at the Folger Shakespeare Library.On this episode, Carol Ann and Natalie are exploring Shakespeare's Sassy Leading Ladies, and just how much agency they had over their lives..Find Carol

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31:02

Shakespeare's Sisters with Ramie Targoff

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2025/04/26

This is Shakespeare Week, so we have a mini series of episodes celebrating this great poet and playwright. Words, words, words, indeed.Next up, we have Ramie Targoff and we’ll be talking about her latest book Shakespeare’s Sisters which celebrates the lives of William’s near contemporaries - the ladies who wrote. Anne Clifford, Aemilia Lanyer, Mary Sidney and Elizabeth Cary - let’s hear more about these, these women who wrote the Renaissance. Published by Riverrun / Quercus.Get Shakespeare's

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42:08

Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors with Matt Pinches...

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2025/04/25

This is Shakespeare Week, so we have a mini series of episodes celebrating this great poet and playwright. Words, words, words, indeed.Today our guest is Matt Pinches, the co-founder of Guildford Shakespeare Company.And we’ll be talking about The Comedy of Errors, the play that the company is putting on a bit later in the year…Find

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55:12

Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers with Darren...

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2025/04/23

Today is the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, as well as his potential birthday.We’re here to honour this great playwright and poet with a mini season of episodes, all to do with him.First up, is Darren Freebury-Jones with his latest book - SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS - published by Manchester University Press, it’s all about William’s writing process and which authors and friends he was influenced by. Words, words, words, indeed....Find

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34:54

Royal Love Stories Told Wrong: Cupid Painted Blind

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2025/04/20

Royal Love Stories Told Wrong: Cupid Painted BlindOn this episode we’re looking at the royal love stories which are different from how they’re usually told.To help sort out fact from fiction, we have great historians with us today.The couples we’ll be talking about include:Isabella of France & Edward II of England (Sharon Bennett Connolly)Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII..also of England (Amy McElroy)Anna of Cleves & also Henry VIII (Heather R Darsie)Queen Anne of Great Britain and Prince George of

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26:40

The Fall of the House of Byron with Emily Brand

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2025/04/19

On the 19th April 1824 at the age of 36, George Gordon Byron, the 6th Baron died in Greece.Today we sit down and talk to Emily Brand, a Georgian historian and the biographer of the Byron family.We’ll be discussing her book The Fall of the House of Byron: Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England released by John Murray Press (Hachette UK).Welcome, Emily!The Fall of the House of Byron:https://www.johnmurraypress.co.uk/titles/emily-brand/the-fall-of-the-house-of-byron/9781473664326/Signed

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21:01

Reinventing… Edward I with Darren Baker

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2025/04/17

Please welcome Darren Baker back on the podcast, and we’re going to talk about his latest book - The Confessions and Chronicle of Lord Edward, meaning we’re going to be digging up dirt on the young future Edward I, also known as Longshanks.Darren's Books:Henry III, his brother, his sister and his wifehttps://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/henry-iii/https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Two-Eleanors-of-Henry-III-Hardback/p/16782/aid/1238https://www.amberley-books.com/richard-of-cornwall.htmlEdward

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1:00:06

The Battle of Culloden and the Jacobites with Callum...

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2025/04/16

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Culloden where in 1746 the British Army defeated the Jacobites, the supporters of the House of Stuart. It’s considered to be the last civil war fought on British soil.Let’s welcome Dr Callum Watson back on the show.Callum works at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn and who recently released a book on the topic with Pen & Sword Publishing.Callum's Book:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/1314-The-Year-of-Bannockburn-Hardback/p/49813/aid/1238Find

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44:36

Arranged Love Blossom: We Found Love Right Where We Are

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2025/04/14

We Found Love Right Where We Are: Arranged Love Blossoming On this episode we’re looking at the Royal Couples, who were brought together by an arranged marriage. Despite this, they found love and comfort in the union. We have great historians with us today. Darren Baker, Sharon Bennett Connolly and Heather R Darsie. The couples in question saluted today will include:Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence (Darren Baker)Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun(Sharon Bennett Connolly)John II of

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56:31

The Myths of RMS Titanic with Dan E Parkes

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2025/04/14

Please welcome Dan E Parkes back to the podcast, the author ofTitanic 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.Today is the anniversary of the ship’s sinking, so we’ll be busting a lot of myths about Titanic’s maiden voyage and her sinking.Welcome back, Dan!A great thank you to Dan for joining us today.This is the first out of two episodes for Myth-taken Ship

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39:15

Uneasy Lies the Spouse that Wears the Crown: Trouble...

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2025/04/12

Join us as we explore the love stories of the past.Uneasy Lies the Spouse that Wears the Crown: Trouble in Paradise... On this episode, we’ll be talking about the many royal couples that didn’t have a happy ending. Their Happily Ever After seemed to have an expiration date.Please welcome Sharon Bennett Connolly, Heather R Darsie and Amy McElroy back on the podcast as we learn more about the couples today.Sharon gives us a teaser on the Henry IV of England/ Mary Bohun relationship that we will cover

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1:12:04

The Founding Fathers and Mothers of Victorian...

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2025/04/08

On the 9th April 1806 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, a little boy was born. Few could have predicted the impact his work would have on the world. His name was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. As a special treat in honour of Mr Brunel’s birthday,today I talk to Rob Bell, an engineer, podcaster and TV presenter. You may recognise him from Channel 5 documentaries on Britain’s Bridges, Ships, Lighthouses, Lost Battlefields and Railways and many more.We’re going to discuss some of the founding fathers and mothers of

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1:31:54

Swiped Left: Strange Royal Bedfellows

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2025/04/06

Join us as we explore the love stories of the past.Swiped Left: Strange Royal Bedfellows... On this episode, we’ll be talking about the many royal couples that didn’t take to each other and thus the union weren’t ultimately successful.Sharon Bennett Connolly kicks us off with the story of Philip II of France and Ingeborg of Denmark, and we’ll continuewithHenry III of Navarre/ IV of France & Marguerite de Valois(Mark Turnbull)George I of Great Britain & Sophia Dorothea of Celle (Catherine

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28:35

Voyages with the Celtic Saints with John Matthews

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2025/04/01

Please welcome John Matthews to the show.And we’ll be talking about his upcoming bookVoyages with the Celtic Saints: Stories and Wisdom for Travellers in Search of Truth. 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

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