Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!

Welcome to Season 5 of If It Ain’t Baroque…your independent history podcast!

Today is Guy Fawkes Night, a.k.a. Bonfire Night…

Let’s talk about the history of it with James Travers, who has published three books on the topic. His last book, published with Amberley in 2019, also makes evident the connections of the Gunpowder Plot to Shakespeare..let’s dive in!

Find James' Books:

https://www.amberley-books.com/the-gunpowder-plot.html

https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/t/community-james-travers.html

If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, please follow the links:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

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

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .

For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!

Welcome to Season 5 of If It Ain’t Baroque…your independent history podcast!

We continue a new mini series - SCARY HISTORY, wherein we’ll explore the many stories of humans mistreating other humans, and the lessons we can draw upon these examinations.

Today we have a short bonus episode for you and our guest is Chris Wood, the author of two spooky books - Final Last Words and Death in the Theatre., published by Pen & Sword.

He will be telling us about some of the gruesome couples he read about in his research - til death them do part indeed, sometimes literally.

Find Chris' Books:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Death-in-the-Theatre-Hardback/p/23295/aid/1238

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Famous-Last-Words-Confessions-Humour-and-Bravery-of-the-Departing-Paperback/p/18951/aid/1238

If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, please follow the links:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

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

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .

For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well!

Welcome to Season 5 of If It Ain’t Baroque…your independent history podcast!

Today we continue a new mini series - SCARY HISTORY, wherein we’ll explore the many stories of humans mistreating other humans, and the lessons we can draw upon these examinations.

Please welcome back to the podcast, Ben Norman, who this time will be talking about his Pen & Sword book - A History of Death in the 17th Century England.

How did you die in the 1600's? Would it be any different than dying today? Let's find out...

Pre-order Ben's New Book:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-17th-Century-Knight-Hardback/p/51496/aid/1238

See Ben's Books here:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/James-Is-Tumultuous-First-Year-as-King-Hardback/p/24327/aid/1238

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-History-of-Death-in-17th-Century-England-Paperback/p/18009/aid/1238

https://www.amberley-books.com/pomp-and-piety.html

Please find more books on the Stuarts:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sex-and-Sexuality-in-Stuart-Britain-Paperback/p/17131/aid/1238

https://www.amberley-books.com/a-year-in-the-life-of-stuart-britain.html

https://www.amberley-books.com/the-stuarts-in-100-facts.html

If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, please follow the links:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

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

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .

For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.