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The History of Greenwich, Masterpiece of the English Baroque

Send us Fan Mail Clive has taken the riverboat to Greenwich, one of the most spectacular sites of London.  ‘Good Duke’ Humphrey, brother of Henry V, built a retreat here in the 15th century, which Henry VII developed into a palace.  This was where Henry VIII jousted in his early years, and where hi…

The Stuarts

Members get information about when streams/downloads become available, as well as accessing podcast RSS feeds for freely-available content to make listening to great shows a breeze, Register Here Eleven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas telling the stories of Mary Queen of Scots an…

Charles I: The King Who Would Not Yield – Part 1

The story of the English Civil War is often told as a struggle between a tyrannical king and a liberty-loving Parliament. Yet such a simple interpretation obscures the complex reality of the man whose decisions helped plunge England into one of the most traumatic periods in its history. Charles I w…

The Kingdom Divided: From Protest to the English Civil War – Part

In the summer of 1642, England stood upon the edge of an abyss. Years of political confrontation, religious disputes, and constitutional arguments had brought the kingdom to a moment of unprecedented crisis. What had begun as a struggle over taxation, royal authority, and the limits of government w…

The English Civil War: The New Model Army and the Turning of the Tide – Part 3

By the middle years of the English Civil War, the conflict had reached a decisive crossroads. What had begun in 1642 as a bitter constitutional dispute between King Charles I and Parliament were rapidly becoming something altogether different. The early campaigns had revealed the strengths and weak…

Strictly Stuarts: Henrietta Anne - The Young English Princess in Exile

Welcome to our STEW/ART HISTORY FORTNIGHT ! This is also an anniversary of our podcast being on the airwaves for THREE YEARS! Thank you all for your continuing support! We continue our mini history festival with another lesser known Stuart - the youngest daughter of Charles I and his formidable wif…

2. Royal Arrest Attempt Triggers English War - JONATHAN HEALEY

1642 HOUSES DURING CHARLES IRoyal Arrest Attempt Triggers English WarJonathan Healey, Part Two: On January 4, 1642, King Charles I attempted to arrest five MPs and Lord Mandeville for treason. Pushed by Queen Henrietta Maria, Charles personally entered the House of Commons with armed cavaliers. How…