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Titanic: The Ship of Dreams with Gareth Russell
Season 11, Ep. 6
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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/
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39:25||Season 11, Ep. 13Today 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/
7. Titanic: The Death Ship with Victoria Brown
42:54||Season 11, Ep. 7Welcome 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/
5. Visit Blighty - National Maritime Museum at Greenwich - RMS Titanic Edition
43:04||Season 11, Ep. 5Welcome 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/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ .
4. Economica with Dr Victoria Bateman
49:37||Season 11, Ep. 4Please 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/ .
3. Princesses of the Early Middle Ages with Sharon Bennett Connolly
42:59||Season 11, Ep. 3Sharon 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/
2. Visit Blighty: Alnwick Castle
01:07:37||Season 11, Ep. 2Let'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 Edinburgh:https://www.timberbush-tours.co.uk/our-tours/from-edinburgh/1-day-tours/holy-island-alnwick-castle-kingdom-northumbriahttps://tourscanner.com/l/edinburgh/i/alnwick-castlehttps://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/edinburgh-l44/alnwick-castle-berwick-and-the-borders-t30215/https://www.viator.com/tours/Edinburgh/Alnwick-Castle-and-the-Scottish-Borders-Day-Trip-from-Edinburgh/d739-2250ACBBhttps://www.rabbies.com/en-gb/tour/alnwick-castle-northumberland-coast-the-borders-day-tour-from-edinburghFind 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/
1. Visit Blighty - The Royal Observatory at Greenwich - John Harrison Edition
39:25||Season 11, Ep. 1Today 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 be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.ukhttps://x.com/VisitGreenwichhttps://x.com/Royal_Greenwichhttps://www.instagram.com/visitgreenwich/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/
28. Taking Manhattan with Russell Shorto
39:12||Season 10, Ep. 28Please 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, Russell!Taking Manhattan:https://swiftpress.com/book/taking-manhattan/# (UK)https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881165 (USA)The Island at the Centre of the World:https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world/russell-shorto/9780349140209 (UK)https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/russell-shorto/the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world/9780349140209/ (UK)https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world-russell-shorto/1100623192 (USA)Find More Russell's Books:https://www.waterstones.com/author/russell-shorto/291630 (UK)https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/russell-shorto/descartes-bones/9780349140186/ (UK)https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/russell-shorto/amsterdam/9780349000022/ (UK)https://wwnorton.com/author/16461/russellshorto (USA)https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Russell%20Shorto%22 (USA)Find Russell:https://www.russellshorto.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Shortohttps://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B000APY772https://x.com/RussellShortohttps://www.waterstones.com/author/russell-shorto/291630https://www.facebook.com/authorrussellshorto/https://swiftpress.com/book-author/russell-shorto/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/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ .