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  • Visit Blighty: Alnwick Castle
    Mar 26 2026

    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



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    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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  • Visit Blighty - The Royal Observatory at Greenwich - John Harrison Edition
    Mar 24 2026

    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/



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    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 m
  • Taking Manhattan with Russell Shorto
    Mar 10 2026

    Please 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_Shorto

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B000APY772

    https://x.com/RussellShorto

    https://www.waterstones.com/author/russell-shorto/291630

    https://www.facebook.com/authorrussellshorto/

    https://swiftpress.com/book-author/russell-shorto/



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    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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  • Curia and Crusade with Dr Thomas W Smith
    Mar 8 2026

    Please welcome back Dr Thomas W Smith and we’re going to talk about the links between the popes and crusades, particularly Honorius III and the recovery of the Holy Land in the 13th century. Subscribe for all the drama! The book is published with Brepols.

    Welcome back, Tom!


    Find Tom:

    https://thomaswsmith.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/medieval_tom/

    https://linktr.ee/twsmith


    The Fifth Crusade:

    https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300283952/the-fifth-crusade/


    Rewriting the First Crusade:

    https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/rewriting-the-first-crusade/


    Curia & Crusade:

    https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503552972-1


    Petitions and Strategies of Persuasion in the Middle Ages:

    https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/petitions-and-strategies-of-persuasion-in-the-middle-ages/



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    If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London 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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    32 m
  • The Shakespeare Ladies Club: The Forgotten Women Who Rescued the Bawdy Bard with Christine and Jonathan Hainsworth
    Mar 6 2026

    As William Shakespeare is once more in the spotlight at the Oscars, let's revisit how he became a stable of literary curriculum.

    Did you know it wasn't always in the stars that Shakespeare's work would enjoy the fame that it does today?

    Did you know that there was a Shakespeare Ladies Club in Georgian Britain that helped resurrect his work from being the proverbial footnote in history?

    Let's find out more about these she-heroes from the authors of the book - published by Amberley - that tells this enigmatic tale.

    Hamnet, Shakespeare in Love, take note...

    Welcome, Christine and Jonathan!


    Shakespeare Ladies Club

    https://www.amberley-books.com/the-shakespeare-ladies-club.html


    The Escape of Jack the Ripper:

    https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/h/jonathan-hainsworth/the-escape-of-jack-the-ripper-9781398109629.html (UK)

    https://www.regnery.com/9781684511785/the-escape-of-jack-the-ripper/ (USA)


    Find Christine and Jonathan:

    https://www.facebook.com/hainsworthwardagius

    https://hainsworthwardagius.com/

    https://www.facebook.com/TheShakespeareLadiesClub

    https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/h/christine-and-jonathan-hainsworth.html



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    If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:


    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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    1 h
  • Richard of Cornwall: The English King of Germany with Darren Baker
    Mar 4 2026

    Let's talk of Richard of Cornwall, the younger brother to Henry III, the other son of King John.

    Richard was the only Englishman to be crowned King of the Germans. How did that come about?

    Let's find out more.

    Darren Baker's book - published by Amberley - has it all.

    Welcome back, Darren!


    Darren's Books:


    Get Richard of Cornwall:

    https://www.amberley-books.com/richard-of-cornwall.html


    Henry III, his sister Eleanor, his wife Eleanor, his son Edward:

    https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/henry-iii/

    https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Two-Eleanors-of-Henry-III-Hardback/p/16782/aid/1238

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Chronicle-Lord-Edward-Longshanks-ebook/dp/B0DTZ17MSQ/


    The House of de Montford

    https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Crusaders-and-Revolutionaries-of-the-Thirteenth-Century-Hardback/p/18631/aid/1238

    https://www.amberley-books.com/simon-de-montfort-and-the-rise-of-the-english-nation.html


    Find Darren:

    https://www.waterstones.com/author/darren-baker/243938

    https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/939368.Darren_Baker

    https://www.facebook.com/darren.baker.75470



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    If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:


    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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  • First Celebrities: The Georgian Superstars with Peter James Bowman
    Mar 2 2026

    Dear listener, today we present to you our chat with PETER JAMES BOWMAN, the author of First Celebrities, published with Amberley.

    When did the cult of celebrity start? Why is it important to differentiate between fame and celebrity?

    Let's dive into five Georgian superstars and find out the secrets of their infamy...

    Welcome, Peter James!


    The First Celebrities

    https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/peter-james-bowman/the-first-celebrities.html


    The Real Persuasion

    https://www.amberley-books.com/the-real-persuasion-9781398122574.html


    The Fortune Hunter

    https://www.signalbooks.co.uk/2014/07/the-fortune-hunter/ (UK)

    https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-fortune-hunter/peter-james-bowman/9781909930032 (USA)



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    If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:


    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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  • Charles II: Cradle to Crown with Claire Hobson
    Feb 28 2026

    Please welcome historian Claire Hobson, and today we're talking about her latest book - published with Pen & Sword - about Charles II of Great Britain.

    Let's find out what Charles' childhood was like, what was his relationship with his parents, and how did the civil war and its losses impact him?

    Tune in and find out more...

    Welcome, Claire!


    Get Charles II: From The Cradle to the Crown:

    https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-Hardback/p/52730/aid/1238


    Find Claire:

    https://www.instagram.com/restoration.hat/

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

    https://x.com/RestorationHat

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565179499904


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    Support Baroque:

    https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/

    https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroque


    If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:

    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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    28 m