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Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season . In this episode we chat to Angela Young , author and historian and we’ll be discussing her new book The Aristocrat and the Able Seaman , published by The History Press . The Aristocrat in the title is the author's great grandmother, the Countess of Rothes, and the Able Seaman is Thomas Jones, the mariner in charge of lifeboat #8, where he and the Countess fo...

Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season . In this episode we chat to Richard M Jones , author and historian and a fellow lover of ships. We'll be talking about the afterlife of Titanic - the searches for the wreck and the dives to the bottom of the Atlantic in search of Titanic's mysteries. Richard's book Titanic: The Searches and the Dives is published by Pen & Sword . Welcome, Richard! Get The...

Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season! In this episode we chat to Brad Payne , author and historian and we’ll be discussing his book 11:40 - Analysis of Evasive Manoeuvres & Damage Assessment on RMS Titanic , published by The History Press . What did the lookouts see at twenty to twelve on that fateful night? What were the immediate actions of the officers on watch? Could the tragedy have been...

Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season . In this episode we chat to Kevin Brown , author and historian and we’ll be discussing his book and documentary about The Ship of Lost Illusions: A Floating Microcosm of Edwardian Society , published by Pen & Sword . Welcome, Kevin! Get The Ship of Lost Illusions: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Titanic-Ship-of-Lost-Illusions-Hardback/p/52038 Other P&...

Welcome to our Titanic Sailing Season . In this episode we chat to Steven Schwankert , author and historian and we’ll be discussing his book and documentary about The Six: The Untold Story of Titanic's Chinese Survivors , published by The History Press . Welcome, Steven! Get The Six: http://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-six/ (UK) http://www.pegasusbooks.com/books/the-six-9781639368679-hard...

Welcome 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...

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-t...

Welcome 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...

Please 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.co...

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 Castl...

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 Visi...

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) : htt...

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Today we sit down with Caroline Boggis-Rolfe , and we're going to get a glimpse into her book on the BALTICS - a story of the Baltic lands, the Baltic sea and the Baltic peoples. The book was published by Amberley . Welcome, Caroline! Get THE BALTIC STORY: https://www.amberley-books.com/the-baltic-story-9781398103306.html Get ADRIATIC: https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/ca...

Today we sit down with Dr Ruth Larsen to talk about her book - co-authored with the late Anthony Fletcher - MISTRESS: A HISTORY OF WOMEN AND THEIR COUNTRY HOUSES, published by Yale University Press London . What was the role of the lady of the house? What did she have to deal with on a daily basis? Let's look at what was the same and different for those in charge of the country houses, across four...

Let’s welcome back Amy McElroy, to talk about Desiderius Erasmus, one of the most influential men of Renaissance. Find Amy's biography of him with Pen & Sword . Find Amy : https://amymcelroy.blog/ Get Erasmus: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Desiderius-Erasmus-The-Folly-or-Far-Sightedness-of-Renaissance-Europes-Greatest-Mind-Hardback/p/57477/aid/1238 Get Mary Tudor, Queen of France : https://w...

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 mach...

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 :...

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...

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,...

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.co...

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 : htt...

Let's talk the Orkney Saga, Orkney Earls and just Orkney history in general. For those who don't know, The Orkneys are the northermost islands in Scotland, bar Shetlands. Please welcome Judith Jesch , who has recently written a book with Birlinn Publishing on The Saga of the Earls of Orkney . Welcome, Judith! Get The Saga : https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-saga-of-the-earls-of-orkney/ Get Women i...

Let's dive deep into the beginnings of the Civil War of the 17th century. With us today is Jonathan Healey, whose book The Blood in Winter: England on the Brink of the Civil War 1642 has just come out in paperback. It is published by Bloomsbury in the UK and Penguin Random House in the USA. Welcome, Jonathan! Get Blood in the Snow : https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/blood-in-winter-9781526672346/ (UK)...

Today we're talking to Helen Strudwick , the curator at the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge. She has helped hone their latest exhibition Made in Ancient Egypt . Let's find out more...   Find Fitzwilliam Museum : https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/ Get to the Exhibition: https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/plan-your-visit/exhibitions/made-in-ancient-egypt Meet Helen : https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/about-us/...