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 Instagram

https://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-heroine

Pre-Order Princesses of the Early Middle Ages:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Princesses-of-the-Early-Middle-Ages-Hardback/p/57998/aid/1238

Women of the Norman Conquest:

https://www.amberley-books.com/silk-and-the-sword.html

Women of the Anarchy :

https://www.amberley-books.com/discover-books/women-of-the-anarchy.html

Heroines of the Tudor World :

https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-tudor-world.html

Heroines of the Medieval World :

https://www.amberley-books.com/heroines-of-the-medieval-world-9781445689449.html

Scotland's Medieval Queens:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Scotlands-Medieval-Queens-Hardback/p/51759/aid/1238

More Books by Sharon:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sharon-Bennett-Connolly/a/3883

Find Baroque:

https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

https://x.com/BaroquePodcast

https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast

https://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social

https://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcast

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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Let'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/alnwickcastle

Visit Alnwick from Edinburgh:

https://www.timberbush-tours.co.uk/our-tours/from-edinburgh/1-day-tours/holy-island-alnwick-castle-kingdom-northumbria

https://tourscanner.com/l/edinburgh/i/alnwick-castle

https://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/d739-2250ACBB

https://www.rabbies.com/en-gb/tour/alnwick-castle-northumberland-coast-the-borders-day-tour-from-edinburgh

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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Today 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/RMGreenwich

Visit Greenwich (...best place to be):

https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk

https://x.com/VisitGreenwich

https://x.com/Royal_Greenwich

https://www.instagram.com/visitgreenwich/

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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