If It Ain't Baroque...

Ever seen medieval knights with guns? The English Civil War of the 17th century had some of their warriors dressed in medieval armour, as they were sporting the latest gun technology…these knights were under the command of Sir Arthur Heselrige, one of the underrated figures of this conflict. Today we’re talking to Myke Cole, as Sir Arthur and his medieval-dressed knights are the subject of his new book Steel Lobsters: Crown, Commonwealth, and the Last Knights in England, published by Osprey.Get Steel Lobsters:https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/steel-lobsters-9781472863584/Get Myke's Books:https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/bronze-lie-9781472843739/https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/killing-ground-9781472858641/https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/legion-versus-phalanx-9781472828439/Find Myke:https://mykecole.com/If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, please follow the links:Royal London Walking Tour:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355Royal Love Stories Walking Tour:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

It is 16th December 1535.Katharine of Aragon is dying at Kimbolton Castle, she just turned 50 years old, she knows she will never see her only child again, and her husband has utterly abandoned her. She would die three weeks later.The story of Katharine is one of courage, determination and stoicism. One can only admire her....Today we’re talking to Jackson van Uden about Catherine’s life in England.Tune in and find out why Katharine is buried at Peterborough Cathedral, what had kept her going when her character was being ripped apart, and what is her legacy?Grab your headphones now...Join us for the Katharine of Aragon Festival:https://peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/about/history/katharine-of-aragon/kofa_25/Find Jackson:https://historywithjackson.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/historywithjackson/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXh8pNeS7gdE377kgrNOIwDictators by Jackson van Uden:https://shorturl.at/wZ7lhThe Crystallisation of Totalitarianism by Jackson van Uden:https://shorturl.at/H3bAlJoin Natalie on her London Walking Tours:Royal London - Anglo-Saxons to Tudors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Royal London - Tudors to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/Royal Valentines:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-valentines-walking-tour-t481358/

Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!Welcome to the 100th Episode of our podcast, If It Ain’t Baroque…I am absolutely delighted to introduce today’s guest - Dr Joanne Paul.She is a professor at University of Sussex; She was the historical advisor on the brilliant Amazon Prime show My Lady Jane (2024);She has also written one of the best history books of the last few years - called The House of Dudley, which tells us the story of this family and their connection to the Crown in the 16th century England, and that’s what we’ll be talking about today.Please watch/ binge/ indulge in My Lady Jane (2024) on Amazon Prime.Please find Dr Joanne Paul's book:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309209/the-house-of-dudley-by-paul-joanne/9781405937191 (UK)http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-house-of-dudley-9781639363285-hardcover (USA)Dr Joanne Paul's website:https://joannepaul.com/If you would like to join Natalie on her Tudor Walking Tour, please click:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

Let’s talk about ...Saints!Please give a massive round of applause for Amy Jeffs, author of a new book Saints: a New Legendary of Heroes, Humans and Magic. Published by Riverrun.This chat has it all, a cult of Edward the Confessor, a definition of what a saint actually is and was, a mention of a man covered in pricks (yes, those) and why Henry VIII is to be blamed for everything yet again... we throw in some salmon fishing in the Thames, a medieval c**k-ring and ...it's definitely time to put on headphones and dive into this episode!Get Saints:https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/amy-jeffs/saints/9781529416619/Find Amy:https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/contributor/amy-jeffs/https://www.amyjeffshistoria.com/https://www.instagram.com/amyjeffs_author/If you would like to join Natalie on her Royal London Walking Tour, where we talk all things Edward the Confessor, please see:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

Today we’re talking about Margaret Whigham, the it-girl of 1930’s, who became Mrs Sweeny with her first marriage - Cole Porter mentioned her in a song - and Duchess of Argyll with her second. She is remembered today for a sex scandal initiated by the 11th Duke of Argyll during their divorce proceedings.She is also responsible for restoring Inveraray Castle in Scotland; andone can definitely credit Margaret with making waves when it comes to legislation against revenge porn. And today we’re talking to Lyndsy Spence, who wrote a book on Margaret, published by The History Press.Get The Grit in the Pearl: The Scandalous Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll Book: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-grit-in-the-pearl/https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-deb-of-1930-margaret-whigham-enters-society/Find Lyndsy's Books:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/cast-a-diva/https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/where-madness-lies/Find Lyndsy:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/contributor/lyndsy-spence/https://www.instagram.com/lyndsyspence/If you would like to join Natalie on her Royal London Walking Tour, please see:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

Let's talk Vikings... What is true, what is false? What myths persist about this ...group (?) of people and what makes them so fascinating? Tune in and find out... Get Forgotten Vikings: https://www.amberley-books.com/forgotten-vikings.html Alex' First Book Riddles of the Isle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Riddles-Isle-History-Axholme-Normans/dp/1739191641 Find Alex here: https://x.com/AlexHarvv on X (a.k.a. Twitter) https://bsky.app/profile/alexharvv.bsky.social https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/h/alex-harvey.html More from Alex: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/how-a-new-book-by-a-yorkshire-archeologist-lifts-the-lid-on-britains-forgotten-vikings-4898331 https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/about/news/news2024/epartment-alumnus-vikings-book2/ Join Natalie on her London walking tours: Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/ Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/

Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!On the 6th December 1421 a baby boy is born in Windsor Castle…his parents are Catherine of Valois and Henry V ..this boy would be a crowned king of England as well a crowned king of France, the only one to ever achieve this honour. Sadly, he would come to lose both his crowns and his life. Henry VI, as he became, is often blamed to be the cause of the Wars of the Roses that rattled England in the middle of the 15th century.The historian Lauren Johnson takes a more sympathetic approach.Let’s talk to her about her book on Henry, called The Shadow King; published by Head of Zeus (UK) and Pegasus (USA).Get The Shadow King:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/shadow-king-9781784979645/ (UK)http://pegasusbooks.com/books/the-shadow-king-9781643131283-hardcover (USA)Get Lauren's Other Books:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/lauren-johnson/ (UK)http://pegasusbooks.com/authors/lauren-johnson (USA) Lauren's Fiction:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Arrow-of-Sherwood-Hardback/p/4101/aid/1238 Find Lauren:http://lauren-johnson.com/index.html Lauren on Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7796295.Lauren_JohnsonIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, please follow the links:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

This time we talk to the historian Sharon Bennett Connolly, who's back on the podcast to talk about her new book Women of the Anarchy released by Amberley Publishing.Let's talk about all the Matildas that were involved in the conflict, following the White Ship Disaster in 1120; let's talk about all the Henrys and just one King Stephen, because one was enough...Find Sharon here:@sharonbennettconnolly on Instagramhttps://historytheinterestingbits.com/silk-and-the-sword-the-women-of-the-norman-conquest/Women of the Norman Conquest:https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.htmlWomen of the Anarchy :https://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.htmlHeroines of the Tudor World :https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-tudor-world.htmlHeroines of the Medieval World :https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.htmlPre-Order Sharon's New BookScotland's Medieval Queens:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Scotlands-Medieval-Queens-Hardback/p/51759/aid/1238More Books by Sharon:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharon-Bennett-Connolly/a/3883Join Natalie on her London walking tours:Monarchy Anglo-Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Monarchy Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/and a new one Royal Love Stories:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/