John Felton, the man who rammed a dagger into the heart of the second most powerful individual in the British Isles, claimed he did so out of patriotism and piety. That's probably the truth, but it wasn't the whole truth. Felton had serious personal grievances with the Duke of Buckingham, and had spent months trying to get his justice.
We also look at the early years of the future Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, and his brushes with the Puritans and with Arminianism. He will play a central role in future Caroline religious policy and the outbreak of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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01.11 - The New World
01.10 - The Flight of the Earls
01.09 - Gunpowder Treason and Plot
01.08 - The King of Great Britain
01.07 - Personal Unions with Sir John Elliott
01.06 - The Devil's Greatest Enemy
01.05 - The Great Earl's Rebellion
01.04 - The 'First Battle of the Atlantic'
01.03 - Gold, Praise, Glory
01.02 - The Emerald Isle
01.01 - A British Peace
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