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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Bonus - The Origins of Halloween
01.29 - Impeachment!
01.28 - The Useless Parliament
01.27 - Long Live the King
01.26 - The King is Dead
01.25 - The Spanish Match
01.24 - The Winter King
01.23 - King in the North
01.22 - The Pilgrims and the Mayflower
01.21 - Rise of the Favourites
01.20 - The East India Company
01.19 - Flushing it all away
01.18 - The Discovery of Witchcraft
01.17 - The Sun is Gone Out
01.16 - The Great Contract
01.15 - The Trinity of Knaves
01.14 - What's it like to make a History Podcast (feat. Dead Ideas)
01.13 - The Prince that was Promised
01.12 - Laboratory of Empire
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