Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!

It is our great pleasure to announce our next guest, the legendary Dan Jones.

We’re going to talk about his new book - Castles: A Fortified History of the World,

published by Head of Zeus in the UK and Viking Books in the USA.

Get Castles (UK):

https://www.waterstones.com/author/dan-jones/51141

Get Castles (USA):

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/castles-dan-jones/1149411512

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https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/dan-jones-102354/

Henry V (UK) :

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/henry-v-9781804541937/

Henry V (USA) :

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/henry-v-dan-jones/1144709570

All In - A New James Bons Novella:

https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/literary-all-in-dan-jones-announced

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Welcome to our STEW/ART HISTORY FORTNIGHT !

Last time we spoke about the Quaker movement in the 17th century, this time our attention goes towards Mary of Modena - one of our more underrated queens.

What was it like to marry James, Duke of York, who was many years her senior?

What was life like in Charles II's court?

What did Mary do when she had to flee Britain after the Glorious Revolution?

We sit down with Justine Brown, author of Mary of Modena: James II's Dazzling Queen, published by Pen & Sword.

Welcome back, Justine!

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The Private Life of James II:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Private-Life-of-James-II-Hardback/p/50400/aid/1238

Mary of Modena: James II's Dazzling Queen:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Mary-of-Modena-Hardback/p/56522/aid/1238

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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/

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Welcome to our STEW/ART HISTORY FORTNIGHT !

Let's talk about the Quakers - the religious movement which started in the 17th century.

We're sitting down with Erica Canela, author of the book Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers, published by Pen & Sword.

Welcome, Erica!

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https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Zealous-A-Darker-Side-of-the-Early-Quakers-Hardback/p/53269/aid/1238

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https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/

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https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/

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https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/

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How well do we know Jane Seymour, the third queen of Henry VIII?

Dr Elizabeth Norton presents new findings, 17 years after publishing her first solo bio of Jane.

Welcome back, Dr Elizabeth!

Please find Dr Elizabeth Norton's books:

Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture and Image Crafting (2026):

https://www.routledge.com/Jane-Seymour-Patronage-Material-Culture-and-Image-Crafting/Norton/p/book/9781032554099

Jane Seymour - Henry VIII's True Love (2009):

https://www.amberley-books.com/jane-seymour-9781848681026.html (hardback)

https://www.amberley-books.com/jane-seymour-9781848685277.html (paperback)

Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy

https://footnotepress.com/books/women-who-ruled-the-world/

Catherine Parr: Wife, Widow, Mother, Survivor, the Story of the Last Queen of Henry VIII

https://www.amberley-books.com/catherine-parr-9781445603834.html

Amberley Publishing (UK)

https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/n/community-elizabeth-norton.html

Head of Zeus (UK)

https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/elizabeth-norton

Pegasus Books (USA)

http://www.pegasusbooks.com/authors/elizabeth-norton

Dr Elizabeth Norton's website:

http://www.elizabethnorton.co.uk/

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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/

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Welcome to our STEW/ART HISTORY FORTNIGHT !

Last time we talked about Henrietta Anne, Charles I's youngest child, now let's turn our attention to her elder brother - James VII of Scotland, II of England.

What was his journey to the throne like? What was his relationship with his children? How did he cope with exile? What's his legacy, in the old world and the new?

We sit down with Justine Brown, author of The Private Life of James II, published by Pen & Sword.

Welcome, Justine!

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The Private Life of James II:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Private-Life-of-James-II-Hardback/p/50400/aid/1238

Mary of Modena: James II's Dazzling Queen:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Mary-of-Modena-Hardback/p/56522/aid/1238

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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/

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https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/

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Welcome to our STEW/ART HISTORY FORTNIGHT !

This is also an anniversary of our podcast being on the airwaves for THREE YEARS!

Thank you all for your continuing support!

We continue our mini history festival with another lesser known Stuart - the youngest daughter of Charles I and his formidable wife Henrietta Maria - Henrietta Anne, the young princess destined to be forever linked to the House of Bourbon.

Why was her childhood so different to that of her siblings? Did she ever meet her father? What was her life like during the English Civil War?

We sit down with Melanie Clegg, author of the only solo biography of Henrietta Anne, published by Pen & Sword. She is also known as Madame Guillotine.

More recently Melanie has penned a biography of Marie Antoinette, who, like Henrietta Anne, was a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots - another infamous Stuart woman. What's even more exciting is that Marie Antoinette's husband Louis XVI of France was a direct descendant of the young lady we're going to talk about today.

And our author herself is descended from the Stuarts as well.

Welcome, Melanie!

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Henrietta Anne:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Life-of-Henrietta-Anne-Paperback/p/21157/aid/1238

Marie Antoinette:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Marie-Antoinette-Hardback/p/53175/aid/1238

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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/

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Welcome to our STEW/ART HISTORY FORTNIGHT !

Let's talk about one of the lesser known Stuarts - Henry Frederick, the eldest surviving son of James VI/I.

Why did he never become king? What was he like as a person? Would the history be different had he died later?

We're sitting down with Tonya Ulynn Brown, who has written a novel with this Prince at the centre - the book is called Prince's Darling.

Welcome, Tonya!

The novel is available to order from the link below.

Get Prince's Darling:

https://www.amazon.com/Princes-Darling-Stuart-Monarch-Book-ebook/dp/B0D6L1BLG7

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https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tonya-Ulynn-Brown/author/B08B6C9VFD

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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/

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Welcome to our STEW/ART HISTORY FORTNIGHT !

Let's start with one of the first Stewarts - James I of Scotland (none of England).

What makes him stand out among the other Royal Jameses of this land?

Why did he spend so much time in England? What kind of king was he? And why was his death so... grim?

With us we have Callum Watson, author of the upcoming book Murder, Intrigue & Conspiracy in Medieval Scotland: Political Violence in the 14th and 15th Century, soon-to-be-published by Pen & Sword, available for pre-order from the link below.

Callum's First Book:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/1314-The-Year-of-Bannockburn-Hardback/p/49813/aid/1238

Pre-Order Callum's New Book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Intrigue-Conspiracy-Medieval-Scotland/dp/1036193241/

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https://drcallumwatson.blogspot.com/

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https://x.com/vivstan211240

The Battle of Bannockburn - National Trust for Scotland:

https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/bannockburn/

Britain's Lost Battlefields:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12270298/

https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-lost-battlefields-with-rob-bell

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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/

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