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On our last episode we discussed Tracy Borman's new novel, The House of Boleyn, set at Hever Castle.Published by Hodder & Stoughton Books.This time we're delving into the history of this magnificent building with Dr Owen Emmerson.Welcome, Owen!At present, there is a new exhibition at Hever Castle called Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn.See the link below to get your tickets.On our next episode we'll be staying with the Boleyns and talk about Elizabeth Howard, Mrs Boleyn, the mother of the Queen.And our guest shall be Sophie Bacchus-Waterman, the author of the first ever solo biography of Elizabeth.Published by The History Press.Find Owen:https://www.instagram.com/drowenemmerson/https://www.instagram.com/owenandkatehistory/Get Owen's Book - The Boleyns of Hever Castle:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boleyns-Hever-Castle-Owen-Emmerson/dp/8412232569/Visit Hever Castle...right now: https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/Capturing a Queen Exhibition:https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/whats-on/capturing-a-queen/Stay at Hever Castle:https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/stay/Find Baroque: https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

Today we’re talking to Tracy Borman and her highly anticipated novel The House of Boleyn, published by Hodder and Stoughton.Let’s cast our minds back to the 16th century and picture ourselves at Hever Castle with The Boleyn family in residence. Welcome, Tracy!Get The House of Boleyn:https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/tracy-borman/the-house-of-boleyn/9781399709477/ (UK) https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-house-of-boleyn/ (USA) Read Tracy:https://www.hodder.co.uk/contributor/tracy-borman/ (UK)https://www.hatchards.co.uk/search?term=tracy+borman (UK) https://groveatlantic.com/author/tracy-borman/ (USA)Find Tracy:https://www.tracyborman.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/tracy.borman/https://x.com/TracyBormanhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracyborman.bsky.socialVisit Hever Castle...right now: https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/ Find Baroque: https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season.In this episode we chat to Angela Young, author and historian and we’ll be discussing her new book The Aristocrat and the Able Seaman, published by The History Press.The Aristocrat in the title is the author's great grandmother, the Countess of Rothes, and the Able Seaman is Thomas Jones, the mariner in charge of lifeboat #8, where he and the Countess found themselves among the survivors of RMS Titanic.Welcome, Angela!Get The Aristocrat and the Able Seaman:https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-aristocrat-and-the-able-seaman/The History Press Books on Titanic: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/Find Angela: https://www.angela-young.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/angelayoung4/https://x.com/AngelaYoung4Find Baroque: https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season.In this episode we chat to Steven Schwankert, author and historian and we’ll be discussing his book and documentary about The Six: The Untold Story of Titanic's Chinese Survivors, published by The History Press.Welcome, Steven!Get The Six: http://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-six/ (UK)http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-six-9781639368679-hardcover (USA)https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Steven-Schwankert/229312400 (USA)The History Press Books on Titanic: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/Find Steven: https://www.instagram.com/sschwankert/https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenschwankert/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5118647/https://x.com/sschwankertThe Six:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8517640/https://www.magellantv.com/Find Baroque: https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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.. Welcome, Victoria! Get The Death Ship: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-death-ship/ https://www.hatchards.co.uk/reviews/the-death-ship/victoria-brown/9781803998039 https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/store/author-name/victoria-brown/ https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-death-ship/victoria-brown/steve-hall/9781803998039 The History Press Books on Titanic: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/ Find Victoria: https://www.instagram.com/one_openbook/ Find Baroque: https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ https://www.reignoflondon.com/ https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast Support Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/ https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London: RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/ Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/ Tudors & Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/ The Georgians: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/ Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/ For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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 (UK) https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Gareth-Russell/500660891 (USA) https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008263201/the-ship-of-dreams-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-and-the-end-of-the-edwardian-era/ (AUS) Get Do Let's Have Another Drink: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/do-lets-have-another-drink-the-singular-wit-and-double-measures-of-queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mother-gareth-russell (UK) https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Do-Lets-Have-Another-Drink!/Gareth-Russell/9781668006955 (USA) https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008542658/do-lets-have-another-drink-the-singular-wit-and-double-measures-of-queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mother/ (AUS) 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 (USA) https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008436995/the-palace-from-the-tudors-to-the-windsors-500-years-of-history-at-hampton-court/ (AUS) 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 (USA) https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008660871/queen-james-the-life-and-loves-of-britains-first-king/ (AUS) Find Gareth: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/single-malt-history-with-gareth-russell/id1565005422 https://www.instagram.com/_garethrussell/ https://www.garethrussell.co.uk/ Find Baroque: https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ https://www.reignoflondon.com/ https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast Support Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/ https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London: RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/ Saxons to Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/ Tudors & Stuarts: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/ The Georgians: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/ Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/ For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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 Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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 Feminism:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naked-Feminism-Breaking-Female-Modesty/dp/1509556060/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Feminism-Breaking-Female-Modesty/dp/1509556060/ (USA)Find More Victoria's Books:https://www.vnbateman.com/bookshttps://www.nakedfeminism.com/Find Victoria:https://www.vnbateman.com/biographyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Batemanhttps://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-economists-underrepresented-at-every-level-in-uk-academia-reporthttps://www.instagram.com/women.wealth.power/https://thenewfeminist.co.uk/2025/08/feminist-economist-victoria-bateman-is-exposing-the-lies-history-told-about-women-in-her-new-book/https://bsky.app/profile/vnbateman.bsky.socialFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ .

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 Castle:https://www.lincolncastle.com/events/event/164/lunchtime-talk-nicholaa-de-la-haye-england-s-forgotten-heroinePre-Order Princesses of the Early Middle Ages:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Princesses-of-the-Early-Middle-Ages-Hardback/p/57998/aid/1238Women 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.htmlScotland'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/3883Find Baroque:https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/