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441 The Duellist
Season 9 Episode 9
1667 had not been a great year for Charles, with the humiliation at the Medway, and his pro French strategy in ruins. So he needed a scapegoat, and h…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Rage of Party with George Owers
The period from 1670 to 1714 is a period of astounding and dramatic change; the Exclusion crisis, the Glorious Revolution, years of war, the formatio…
4 months ago
440 The Kingdom is Undone
Season 9 Episode 8
In the wake of the Great Fire, Charles worked with parliament to prepare for the 1667 campaigning season in the Second Anglo Dutch war. But there was…
4 months, 1 week ago
439 London Reborn
Season 9 Episode 7
'Where there's muck, there's brass', and that was certainly the case with rebuilding London from the mess of ash and rubble that remained. And develo…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Crucible of Modernity with Dr Jeevun Sandher, MP
Jeevun Sandher and I discuss some highlights from the story of how England and Britain made itself into a modern democracy, and some of the contribut…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
438 Burned to Sticks
Season 9 Episode 6
The war with The Netherlands in 1665 ended on a low, with the Thames blockaded. Poor London - trade was devastated by war, trade was devastated by pl…
5 months ago
437 The Pale Horseman
Season 9 Episode 5
In May 1665, worrying reports of plague cases crop up inside the walls of London; by June the summer heat was oppressive and it became clear - the pl…
5 months, 1 week ago
436 Three Horsemen
Season 9 Episode 4
It is possible that Charles and his Privy Council didn't necessarily want war - certainly Clarendon did not; but they were prepared to rattle the sab…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
School for Scandal by Gavin Whitehead
Gavin Whitehead of the Art of Crime Podcast tells us the story of the art historian, soviet spy and traitor - Anthony Blunt
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6 months, 1 week ago
435 The Anglican Tyranny
Season 9 Episode 3
In 1661 fresh elections brought together another Long Parliament. This, the Cavalier parliament, would sit, off and on, for 18 years. It was not insp…
6 months, 2 weeks ago