NOT JUST THE TUDORS

King James II is often dismissed as the unfortunate monarch swept aside by William and Mary. But behind the Glorious Revolution lies a story of ambition, devotion, and downfall more dramatic than legend would suggest.

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb joins Dr. Breeze Barrington to uncover the man behind the myth. Was James a tyrant blinded by belief, or a visionary undone by his own time?


HISTORY WITH JACKSON

In this episode we welcome author and historian Breeze Barrington onto the podcast to discuss Maria of Modena, or as we know her James II's Queen Mary of Modena. In this episode the two discuss how Maria ended up in England, what kind of people were attracted to her court, and her life with James II.


THE TUDOR HERSTORY

Dr Breeze Barrington discusses her debut book "The Graces" .


BBC HISTORY EXTRA

Cultural historian and author Breeze Barrington brings to life the fascinating – and often misunderstood – story of Maria, or Mary, of Modena.


TUDORS DYNASTY & BEYOND

In this episode, we step into the glittering yet deeply unstable world of the Restoration court through the life of Mary of Modena - a woman whose destiny could not have been further from her original hopes.


ROYALS, REBELS, ROMANTICS

Taken from the letters of Mary of Modena, this is the story of the Queen Consort and the women in her court who reshaped the culture and conventions of her time.


HISTORY HACK PODCAST

Breeze Barrington joins us to talk all about her research into prominent female artists in the 16th and 17th centuries


ELLE ON THE TUDORS

In this episode, I am joined by Breeze Barrington to uncover the extraordinary story of Mary of Modena, one of Britain’s most overlooked queens. If you have ever wondered how a queen becomes “forgotten”, and what is lost when we let politics and propaganda write the final version of her story, this conversation is for you.


HISTORY AFTER DARK

Breeze Barrington joined us for the final episode of our ‘Myths’ series in this livestream! Breeze told us all about The Bed Pan Conspiracy in the court of James II!


TALKING TUDORS PODCAST

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr. Breeze Barrington about her latest book, 'The Graces: The Extraordinary Untold Lives of Women at the Restoration Court.'


TALKING TUDORS PODCAST

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Breeze Barrington about 16th-century women artists as part of the Talking Tudors Podcast’s ‘All Things Sixteenth-Century Women’ Series.


NOT JUST THE TUDORS

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Breeze Barrington to uncover the hidden world of women at the Restoration Court, a network of female painters, poets, and maids of honour who reshaped the Stuart world.


BRITISH HISTORY

In this episode Philippa and historian Breeze Barrington, author of "The Graces: The Extraordinary Untold Lives of the Women at the Restoration Court,” delve into the lives of women at the court of Charles II and James II, focusing on Maria of Modena and the remarkable community of women she gathered.


THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT PODCAST

Female Perspectives Take Centre Stage: Breeze Barrington takes us through a history of art with a difference – there are no men.


COLNAGHI FOUNDATION PODCAST

Professor Jeremy Howard discusses the fascinating story behind Orazio Gentileschi’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt with art historians Breeze Barrington and Diana Dethloff, and Anna McEvoy from the Stowe House Preservation Trust.