Charles, fresh from his wedding, summons his first parliament. The previous year the House of Commons had been eager for war with Spain, and happy to pay for it. Surely they would be now? What grievances could they possibly have after just a few months of his reign?
In other news, the Anglo-Dutch expedition to Spain gets monumentally hammered.
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In this episode I made particular use of the following publications:
- The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire.
- David Smith, The Stuart Parliaments, 1603-1689
- Kishlasnky, M, A Monarchy Transformed: 1603-1714
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03.11 - The Great Escape
03.10 - 'A Crowning Mercy' - the Final Battle of Worcester
03.09 - The Miracle of Dunbar
03.08 - The Murderer of the Scottish Nation
03.07 - The Death of Royalist Ireland
Bonus - The Denbigh House of Cards
03.06 - Never Seen So Hot A Storm
03.05 - Bloody Inhumanity
03.04 - Drogheda: A Day and Night of Uncalculated Butchery
03.03 - The Battle of Rathmines
03.02 - The World Turned Upside Down
03.01 - The English Revolution
Trailer - Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
Bonus - Grey History: The French Revolution
02.73 - Regicide
02.72 - The Trial of the Century
02.71 - The Providence of God
02.70 - The Man of Blood
02.69 - The Clean Up
02.68 - The War of the Engagement
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