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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…
2 years, 4 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…
2 years, 4 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 …
2 years, 4 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…
2 years, 4 months ago
394 Lost With It All
Season 8 Episode 28
The defeat at Marston Moor in July 1644 raised the very, very strong possibility of the king's defeat. In the Midlands, a small force under the king …
2 years, 5 months ago
393 We Saw No Light
Season 8 Episode 27
1644 opened with Charles' 'Mongrel parliament' at Oxford, and was the model of compliance. Not so at York where the noose of the Scots and Fairfax ti…
2 years, 5 months ago
392 The Neighbourhood War
Season 8 Episode 26
The Civil Wars used to be thought of as a rather neighbourly affair, not like those brutal foreign wars. But it's become clear that there was far mor…
2 years, 6 months ago
391 The National War
Season 8 Episode 25
Between a quarter and a third of adult males up to 50 will fight in the first civil war. Most families will be affected in some way. Here is the stor…
2 years, 6 months ago
History of England Tour 2024
Announcing the History of England Tour 2024! We will be heading to East Anglia - Ely, Holkam, Norwich, Blickling, Sutton Hoo, Framlingham. Lavenham a…
2 years, 6 months ago
The History of England Tour 2024
Announcing the History of England Tour 2024! We will be heading to East Anglia - Ely, Holkam, Norwich, Blickling, Sutton Hoo, Framlingham. Lavenham a…
2 years, 6 months ago