The History of England
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This my retelling of the story of England, which is a regular, chronological podcast, starting from the end of Roman Britain. I’m a bloke in a shed, but I make sure this is good, properly prepared history, and then fill it with my enthusiasm. You’ll find the great events and people for sure – but also some of the byways, of how people lived, their language, and the forces that shaped their lives and destinies.(Note iTunes only displays a list of 300 episodes. There are rather more, which all other podcatchers DO list). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

375 Divisions

Charles' response to the Scottish Declaration was severe; but it also caused a division in the Junto, and among MPs. Meanwhile, as poublic religious d...
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374 Paradise Lost

Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford believed that an accommodation could be reached with Charles - a amoderate agreement that would preserve the king's h...
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373 Dreaming of a Golden Age

The Parliament that convened in November 1641 would define Charles' reign. He would have to offer some concessions. but who would define their extent?...
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372 Go On Vigorously

Charles and his Privy Council stretched life and limb to equip and pay for a new army to pull the king out of this fire. The Junto and Scots did every...
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371 Parliament Recalled

As an exhausted king arrived back in Whitehall, his view had not changed one whit - the Scots must be taught a lesson and returned to obedience. More ...
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370 Reduce to Obedience

'I expect not anything can reduce that people to obedience but force only' Charles wrote to Hamilton in 1638, and the actions of the General Assembly ...
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369 Daur ye say Mass in my lug?

Against sage advice, Charles was determined to bring Scottish and English churches into harmony, by introducing a Scottish Book of Common prayer, and ...
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368 A Prince's Punishments

In 1633 Thomas Wentworth arrived in Ireland - and despite great administrative efficiency, managed to separately outrage each of the components of Iri...
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367 New England

The colonists that traveled to New England were very different to the Chesapeake, and the society they established also very different. For the indige...
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