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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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/

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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