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If It Ain"t Baroque...

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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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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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53:07

Lying Abroad: The Invention of Diplomacy with Carol...

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2026/02/03

Please welcome historian Carol Chillington Rutter to the show, and today we're talking about the life and times of Henry Wotton, a Tudor and Jacobean Italian ambassador who helped prevent a pan-European war. Who was he? Let's find out more...Welcome, Carol!Carol's books are published with Manchester University Press.A great thank you to Carol for joining us today, and if you would like to see Carol at this year's Oxford Literary Festival, the bookings are open, please see link in the description

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31:22

Reinventing... Charles I: The Final Days with Mark...

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2026/01/30

On the 30th January in the year of our Lord 1649,the King of England, Scotland and Ireland - Charles I - was led to his execution.Let's find out more about the days leading up to his death and whether it could have been stopped.With us today we have author and historian Mark Turnbull.He has published Charles I's Private Life with Pen & Sword.Welcome back, Mark!Get Mark's

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1:11:30

The House of Pole with Adam Pennington

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2026/01/27

Please welcome to the podcast Adam Pennington, who has written a book about The House of Pole, Henry VIII's cousins.Published by Pen & Sword.At the centre we have the matriarch Margaret Pole, daughter of the Duke of Clarence, the infamous victim of Malmsey wine.Her son Reginald would go on to be the greatest supporter of Mary I, and Margaret's grand-daughter Dorothy would become a friend of Elizabeth I. You might say they were poles apart...Let's find out more.Welcome, Adam!Get House of

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26:19

The Women of the Burgundian Court 101 with Susan...

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2026/01/20

Please welcome back historian Susan Abernethy to the show, and today we're talking about the backbone of the medieval Burgundian court, in short, its most formidable women.This is an intro to this world, there is so much to explore!Where is Burgundy? How was the Burgundian court and the Tudors connected? What language did they speak and when did this duchy lose its independence?Susan has just written a book on this topic, published by Pen & Sword.Tune in and find out more...Get Ladies of

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33:39

Visit Blighty: The Cutty Sark

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2026/01/17

Today we're talking to curator Louise Macfarlane at Royal Museums Greenwich!Uncover Cutty Sark's secrets: Did she always carry tea? Was there ever a murder aboard the ship? How did the museum deal with the devastating fire in 2007?Tune in and climb aboard!Read Cutty Sark:https://shop.rmg.co.uk/products/the-cutty-sark-pocket-manualCutty Sark Mementoes:https://shop.rmg.co.uk/search?page=1&q=cutty+sarkFind Royal Museums

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42:15

I Came, I Saw, I Vikinged: The Baltic Edition

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2026/01/14

Did you know that Vikings did raids on the Baltics? What did it mean 'to go viking'? Tune in and get a glimpse of the much expanded world of vikings, thanks to Alex Harvey's latest research.The paperback of his best-selling book The Forgotten Vikings is out now, published by Amberley.Get Forgotten Vikings: https://www.amberley-books.com/forgotten-vikings.htmlGet Little Kingdoms:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingdoms-Hardback/p/56542Alex' First Book Riddles of the Isle:

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32:53

London and the 17th Century with Margarette Lincoln

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2026/01/11

Today we're talking to Margarette Lincoln and her book on our fair capital, titled London and the 17th Century: The Making of the World's Greatest City, published by Yale University Press.Let's find out how did London change from the reigns of James VI & I to Glorious Revolution? What was the landscape like? And what is it about The Queen's House and the Banqueting House that makes them so precious and unique?Tune in and see for yourself...Get London and the 17th

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42:05

Reinventing... The Late Queen Mum with Gareth Russell

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2026/01/09

Today we’re talking to Gareth Russell, a historian and author, whose book on the late Queen Mum we’ll be discussing today.Did you know she had met the mother of Nicholas II? Or that she was born in Scotland? Would it surprise you to learn one of her suitors was called James Stuart?Let's find out more...Gareth's book was published with William Collins in the UK and Atria Books / Simon & Schuster in the USA.Welcome back, Gareth!Get Do Let's Have Another

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48:18

Lady Jane Franklin with Royal Museums Greenwich

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2025/12/20

Today we're talking to Claire, the polar expert at Royal Museums Greenwich.The topic - Lady Jane Franklin, the wife of explorer Sir John Franklin, who never came back from his third voyage to the Arctic.Let's find out more about this fascinating unconventional Victorian couple.Welcome, Claire!P.S. we have new tracks on our episode tonight, courtesy of jimmy cheeseburgah, please enjoy our new interval!Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/Find Pirates

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1:15:58

Prince Rupert of the Rhine: Nephew to Charles I,...

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2025/12/17

On the 17th December in the year of our Lord 1619, a boy was born to Elizabeth Stuart and Frederick V of Bohemia. He would grow up to be his uncle's fierce cavalier commander with the ever-romantic moniker - Rupert of the Rhine.To give dynastic context - Rupert was grandson to James VI & I, nephew to Charles I, and uncle to the future George I.If you ever needed a link between the Stuarts and the Hanoverians, this is it.With us today we have author and historian Mark Turnbull.He has published

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36:15

Frederick Rutland, the Beverly Hills Spy with Ronald...

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2025/12/14

Have you ever heard of Frederick Rutland? The British hero of WW1, who ended up working as a freelance spy for America, as well as Japan? Let’s find our more, today we’re talking to Ronald Drabkin, who has written a biography of Frederick: Beverly Hills Spy. Called so because during his espionage days, Fred lived it up large in Hollywood. Published by Harper Collins.Welcome, Ronald!Get Beverly Hills

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24:09

The Ashes of London with Andrew Taylor

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2025/12/12

Today we’re talking to Andrew Taylor, the author of the best-selling series Ashes of London, set in the 17th century.Published by Harper Collins.Welcome, Andrew!Get Ashes of London:https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-ashes-of-london-james-marwood-cat-lovett-book-1-andrew-taylor?variant=40027853750350 (UK)https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-ashes-of-london-andrew-taylor?variant=42098041749538 (USA)Read the whole Marwood & Lovett

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49:51

Elizabeth Chudleigh, a French Chateau and a Baltic...

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2025/12/10

Today we’re talking to Catherine Ostler and her book Duchess Countess, all about the extraordinary and perfectly scandalous life of Elizabeth Chudleigh.Why was she one of the most famous women of the 18th century? Did she really meet Catherine the Great? How did a girl from the English countryside end up running a vodka distillery in the Baltics AND owning a Chateau in France?Let’s find out more...Welcome, Catherine!Get Duchess

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