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401 The Mind of a Martyr
Season 8 Episode 37
In June 1646 Charles' path had taken him to the Scots, on the hope he could persuade them to put him back on the English throne. But he was not prepa…
1 year, 9 months ago
400 Many Thousand Citizens
Season 8 Episode 36
The Levellers were not an organized, structured politial party or pressure group. They were a loose association of radicals who found they shared new…
1 year, 9 months ago
AAG 1643-1646 The First Civil War
Season 8 Episode 35
In one sense this is a Tale of Two Cities - Oxford and London, HQs of King and Parliament. But the First Civil war is a conflict that reaches into ev…
1 year, 10 months ago
399 End Game
Season 8 Episode 33
Charles options in 1645 were increasingly limited, as Fairfax and Cromwell closed down garrison after garison, and parliament defeated the few remain…
1 year, 10 months ago
Jonathan Healey and the Blazing World
Season 8 Episode 34
17th Century was a century of change and revolution, a world beautifully described in the a rich and varied book, The Blazing World. Historian Jonath…
1 year, 10 months ago
398 The Clubmen
Season 8 Episode 32
After Naseby, Fairfax took the New Model on the Western Campaign, to deal with the last remaining significant royalist army in the field - George Gor…
1 year, 11 months ago
397 In Assurance of Victory
Season 8 Episode 31
We come to 1645, and the first test of the New Model Army. To Charles and Rupert this was an opportunity to destroy it while full of raw recruits. Th…
1 year, 11 months ago
396 The New Model Army
Season 8 Episode 30
Despite the realities of the strategic situation, parliament and people were deeply discouraged by the failures of the Lostwithial and Newbury campai…
1 year, 11 months ago
Anglo Saxon Rendlesham
Excavations in Suffolk near Sutton Hoo have revealed fascinating news about the royal centre at Rendlesham, active from 570 to 730 ish. There's that …
1 year, 11 months ago
395 Forever Newbury
Season 8 Episode 29
In his efforts to secure Oxford's safety,Charles was faced at Newbury by a far larger army. Find out what happens - and then we go north, where Montr…
1 year, 11 months ago