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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 178
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and the French Powers-That-Be with Estelle Paranque
Today is the anniversary of Anne Boleyn’s execution. As we know, her French connections didn’t save her, despite strongly forged links some years previously.
Today we talk to Estelle Paranque and ask …
Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Sister of English Kings with Dr Elizabeth Norton
Continuing on from Margaret of Anjou, today we have a new episode for the #MightyMargaret series.
This one is about MARGARET OF YORK, or as she became known after marriage, Margaret of Burgundy.
This o…
Queen James: The Six Loves of James VI & I with Gareth Russell
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 Scot…
Reinventing... Margaret of Anjou with Lauren Johnson
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 …
Arranged Love Blossom: The Stuart Edition
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 lo…
Reinventing… Mary Queen of Scots with Steven Veerapen
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 dedicat…
Katharine of Aragon, Spanish Princess, Queen of England with Heather R Darsie
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 Prince…
Trouble in Paradise: The Georgian Edition
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 …
Shakespeare's Sassy Ladies' Appreciation Tour with Carol Ann Lloyd
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 …
Shakespeare's Sisters with Ramie Targoff
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 la…
Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors with Matt Pinches (Guildford Shakespeare Company)
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 Sha…
Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers with Darren Freebury-Jones
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…
Royal Love Stories Told Wrong: Cupid Painted Blind
Royal Love Stories Told Wrong: Cupid Painted Blind
On 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 hav…
The Fall of the House of Byron with Emily Brand
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…
Reinventing… Edward I with Darren Baker
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 f…
The Battle of Culloden and the Jacobites with Callum Watson
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 Br…
Arranged Love Blossom: We Found Love Right Where We Are
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 com…
The Myths of RMS Titanic with Dan E Parkes
Please welcome Dan E Parkes back to the podcast, the author of Titanic Legacy: The Captain, the Daughter and the Spy with Amberley Publishing. He also has a Youtube channel called Captain Titanic whe…
Uneasy Lies the Spouse that Wears the Crown: Trouble in Paradise
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 …
The Founding Fathers and Mothers of Victorian Engineering with Rob Bell
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 …