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388 Runaway Down
Season 8 Episode 22
By April it was clear Charles expected to reduce his kingdoms to obedience by war, and would not make peace. By July his cause would be tested at Cha…
2 years, 2 months ago
387 Sinews of War
Season 8 Episode 21
Early 1643 was not a good idea for peace. By April, both the Scots and English parliament had tired of Charles' negotiating style and started talking…
2 years, 2 months ago
AAG 1641-1642 The Descent to War
Season 8 Episode 20
Strafford's death did not achieve the objective of clearing the path to agreement between king and subject - instead it hardened hearts, and started …
2 years, 3 months ago
386 The Fighting Spreads
Season 8 Episode 19
Violence had spread by the end of 1642; despite the King's failure at Turnham Green, multiple armies now swept England, in Ireland the Confederate As…
2 years, 3 months ago
385 The Battle for London
Season 8 Episode 18
After Edgehill, the road to London lay open for the kong. By November 13th, Charles' army faced the Londoners on the common ground west of London at …
2 years, 3 months ago
384 Breaking Storm
Season 8 Episode 17
Charles' situation in August looked dire. But at Shrewsbury, soldiers came to his call, arms reached him from Henrietta Maria, and in October he had …
2 years, 4 months ago
383 Choosing Sides
Season 8 Episode 16
A general sense of disbelief that war was necessary persisted well into 1643. And yet, over time most were forced to make choices. this episdoe about…
2 years, 4 months ago
382 War of Words
Season 8 Episode 15
Charles' flight from the capital gave the separation into two camps physical form. Now King and Parliament began to lay out their stall, why their ca…
2 years, 4 months ago
A Happy Gallop Announcement
This is a public service announcement on behalf of the History of England...telling you that most of August will be spent briging us up to date with …
2 years, 5 months ago
British Reaction to the French Revolution by Grey History
Season 8
William Clark of the Grey History podcast on the French Revolution discusses how British reactions changed to the French Revolution, and two great op…
2 years, 5 months ago