This is the second in our trilogy of episodes regarding the great battle of

Bannockburn, which happened in June 1314, when the might of England could not defeat the Scottish rebels.

This is one of the most famous battles in Scottish history.

In our previous episode we spoke of the leaders of the opposing armies - Robert the Bruce and Edward II.

You may also remember these kings from the 2018 Netflix film ‘Outlaw King’. Fun fact, both are direct ancestors of Mary Queen of Scots.

In this episode we’ll talk of the battle itself. All the fighting. In the melée of it.

How many horses were there? Was it easy to kill someone in medieval armour? What were the conditions like underfoot?

Now, let’s hear our interview with Callum Watson, author and historian, who actually works at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn and who recently published a book on the topic with Pen & Sword.

He also contributed to the Channel 5 documentary ‘Britain’s Lost Battlefields’, where he spoke all things Bannockburn;

AND Callum also has worked as a historical advisor on the ‘Outlaw King’ film for Netflix.

Callum's Book:

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

Find Callum:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiesDZuBN1Z0SE3Vq3Gjz_A

https://drcallumwatson.blogspot.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cpwatson1375/

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

London Walking Tours:

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/

and this tour where we talk in depth about Edward's parents - Edward I and Eleanor of Castile:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/ .

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We have a great guest with us today, author Jessica Cox, who has written a book called Confinement, which tells us about all the difficulties faced by pregnant women back in Victorian times.

Would your child come out of the navel? What were the mortality rates? Was there any child support in Britain at the time? And how did the most important woman in the land deal with her own countless pregnancies?

We’re talking of course, of Queen Victoria.

Please find Jessica's book:

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/confinement/

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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The historian Chris Riley, is back on the podcast, to talk about his favourite historical person, and that is of course, Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Now, She’s famous for being a badass queen of England in the 12th century, and being the mother of both Richard the Lionheart, as well as King John.

She’s also known for her court of love and chivalry. She had influence on the arts, politics and even crusades. In the first of our mini Eleanor series, we spoke about all the stuff she got up to before she married the king of England at the age of 30. Now, we’re going to talk about everything that followed after, and why she deserves the title ‘The Mother of Europe’.

You can find Chris on @chrisrileyhistory on IG and linktr.ee/pastandpresentmedia

If you would like to become a member of The Historians Magazine, please see https://thehistoriansmagazine.com/ .

Our favourite books on Eleanor:

https://www.amberley-books.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine-9781398112391.html

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/the-families-of-eleanor-of-aquitaine/

https://www.amberley-books.com/henry-ii-and-eleanor-of-aquitaine-9781398115507.html

If you would like to join Natalie on one of her walking tours in 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/ .

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

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Today we talk to historian Heather R Darsie about Anna von der Mark; or as she’s usually called - Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII’s fourth wife,

the one who was dumped because she was so unattractive.

Well, forget everything you thought you knew about her.

You’re about to go on a crash course on everything to do with Anna of Cleves.

Fasten your proverbial seatbelts, there will be a LOT of myth-busting!

Please welcome Heather R. Darsie, author of two books books on the subject of

The House of Cleves:

https://www.amberley-books.com/anna-duchess-of-cleves-9781398103269.html

https://www.amberley-books.com/children-of-the-house-of-cleves.html

https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/d/community-heather-r-darsie/katherine-of-aragon-spanish-princess.html

Pre-order Heather's new book Stuart Spouses:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Stuart-Spouses-A-Compendium-of-Consorts-from-James-I-of-Scotland-to-Queen-Anne-of-Great-Britain-Hardback/p/51167/aid/1238

Heather's Website:

https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/

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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The historian Carol Ann Lloyd is back on the podcast to talk about her book ‘Tudors by Numbers: The Stories and Statistics Behind England's Most Infamous Royal Dynasty’, released by Pen & Sword Publishing.

Yes, we all know the SIX wives... But do we know the total number of Tudor monarchs? Why does that vary?

How many components did it take to make the famous Tudor logo? And do the numbers 007 go back to the 16th century?

Let’s find out.

Find Carol Ann here:

https://www.carolannlloyd.com/

https://www.instagram.com/shakeuphistory/

https://www.youtube.com/@carolannlloydshakeup

https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/experts/carol-ann-lloyd/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolannlloyd/

https://linktr.ee/carolannlloyd

Tudors by Numbers :

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Tudors-by-Numbers-Hardback/p/23448/aid/1238

Courting the Virgin Queen :

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Courting-the-Virgin-Queen-Hardback/p/50586/aid/1238

Join Natalie on her London Walking Tours:

Royal London - Anglo-Saxons to Tudors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

Royal London - Stuarts to Windsors: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355/

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

and a new one Royal Love Stories:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/

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Today we celebrate the recent anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, which happened on the 23d-24th of June 1314, when the might of England's army could not crush the Scottish rebels. Thus Scotland won, under the command of Robert the Bruce, and Edward II of England suffered a major defeat.

This is one of the most famous battles in Scottish history.

(As a side note, both Robert the Bruce and Edward II are direct ancestors of Mary, Queen of Scots... but that’s beside the point.)

You may remember Robert the Bruce and Edward II from the 2018 Netflix film ‘Outlaw/ King’. Our guest today Callum Watson actually served as one of the historical advisors on the film. He also appeared in Channel 5's documentary on this topic for the 'Britain's Lost Battlefields' programme.

Let’s hear our interview with Callum, author and historian, who actually works at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn and who recently released a book on the topic with Pen & Sword Publishing.

Callum's Book:

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

Find Callum:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiesDZuBN1Z0SE3Vq3Gjz_A

https://drcallumwatson.blogspot.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cpwatson1375/

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

London Walking Tours:

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/

and this tour where we talk in depth about Edward's parents - Edward I and Eleanor of Castile:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-love-stories-walking-tour-t481358/ .

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Today we are delighted to chat to the author Annie Garthwaite about her new historical fiction novel ‘The King’s Mother’, which has been published by Penguin. Of course, her debut novel 'Cecily' also makes an appearance.

This book features four royal women, all of whom were mothers to the future kings: Marguerite of Anjou, Cecily Neville, Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort. Their sons Edward of Westminster, Edward IV, Richard III, Edward V and Henry VII were all at point or another, in line for the crown of England, with the latter emerging victorious at the Battle of Bosworth.

What relationships did these women have? How did the Wars of the Roses affect their friendships, especially after their sons started vying for the throne?

Let’s find out.

Find Annie's books here:

Cecily

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/320814/cecily-by-garthwaite-annie/9780241990971

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Cecily-by-Annie-Garthwaite/9780241990971 (shipping to USA)

The King's Mother

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/454933/the-kings-mother-by-garthwaite-annie/9780241631270

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780241631270?a_aid=prh (shipping to USA)

London Walking Tours

If you would like to join Natalie on one of her walking tours in 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/ .

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

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Today‘s guest is historian Jonathan North, who’s talking to us today about his book, published by Amberley, called Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt: An Eyewitness History.

What do you do when you're a soldier under Napoleon Bonaparte (but before he was THAT Napoleon Bonaparte) and you follow him to North Africa, into a very alien terrain ...for an 18th century Frenchman?

Also, how historically accurate was the latest film about Boney?

Tune in and join the co-hosts Gemma and Natalie.

Please find this book here:

https://www.amberley-books.com/napoleons-invasion-of-egypt.html

and Jonathan's website here:

https://www.jpnorth.co.uk/napoleons-invasion-of-egypt/

If you're interested in learning more about history, please join Natalie on her walking tours:

https://www.getyourguide.com/s/?q=supplier:252243

This is our website if you would like more British history fodder: https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ & https://www.reignoflondon.com/

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