On the 19th November in the year 1600,

a boy was born in Scotland at Dunfermline Palace - he was the second son and the third child of the King of Scotland, James VI.

Few could have predicted he would one day be king, not just of Scotland, but also of England and Ireland. No one could have foretold this boy would die on the scaffold for treason…

This boy was of course, Charles James Stuart, who would become Charles I.

Let’s turn back the clock and find out more about Charles’ upbringing and what events and traumas from his childhood influenced his future decisions…

With us today we have author and historian Mark Turnbull.

Welcome, Mark!

Get Mark's Book:

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Is-Private-Life-Hardback/p/23661/aid/1238

Find Mark:

https://www.allegianceofblood.com/

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

Royal London Walking Tour:

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

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

Royal Love Stories Walking Tour:

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

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It is our absolute pleasure to introduce today’s guest, Elizabeth Fremantle, and we’ll be talking about her novel Queen’s Gambit, which has recently been made into a film Firebrand starring Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr and Jude Law as Henry VIII.

(The novel has been updated under the new name as well.)

Please welcome, Elizabeth!

Find Firebrand (a.k.a Queen's Gambit) Book:

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/188185/queens-gambit-by-fremantle-elizabeth/9781405909389 (UK)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Firebrand/Elizabeth-Fremantle/9781668005361 (USA)

Find Elizabeth's Books:

https://www.penguin.co.uk/search-results?tab=books&q=Elizabeth-Fremantle&x9=author&q9=Elizabeth-Fremantle (UK)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/search/books/_/N-/Ntt-fremantle (USA)

If you would like to join Natalie on her Royal London Walking Tour, please see:

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

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

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Today we bring to you our interview with Callum Watson, and we’ll be discussing the Battle of Flodden Field, wherein the Scottish King James IV was massively defeated by the English army which is ironic since the King of England Henry VIII was in France fighting the French. What’s even more ironic, is the fact that the Scottish King was married to Henry’s sister Margaret, from whom our King Charles III is descended.

Let’s travel back to 1513 and and demystify this conflict, welcome back, Callum!

Callum Watson is an author and historian. He works at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn, and has recently published a book on the Battle of Bannockburn with Pen & Sword.

He also contributed to the Channel 5 documentary ‘Britain’s Lost Battlefields’, 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 Flodden Field:

http://www.flodden.org.uk/

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

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