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AAG 1643-1646 The First Civil War

In one sense this is a Tale of Two Cities - Oxford and London, HQs of King and Parliament. But...

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399 End Game

Charles options in 1645 were increasingly limited, as Fairfax and Cromwell closed down garrison...

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Jnathan Healey and the Blazing World

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398 The Clubmen

After Naseby, Fairfax took the New Model on the Western Campaign, to deal with the last remaining...

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397 In Assurance of Victory

We come to 1645, and the first test of the New Model Army. To Charles and Rupert this was an...

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396 The New Model Army

Despite the realities of the strategic situation, parliament and people were deeply discouraged...

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Anglo Saxon Rendlesham

Excavations in Suffolk near Sutton Hoo have revealed fascinating news about the royal centre at...

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395 Forever Newbury

In his efforts to secure Oxford's safety,Charles was faced at Newbury by a far larger army. Find...

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394 Lost With It All

The defeat at Marston Moor in July 1644 raised the very, very strong possibility of the king's...

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393 We Saw No Light

1644 opened with Charles' 'Mongrel parliament' at Oxford, and was the model of compliance. Not so...

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392 The Neighbourhood War

The Civil Wars used to be thought of as a rather neighbourly affair, not like those brutal...

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391 The National War

Between a quarter and a third of adult males up to 50 will fight in the first civil war. Most...

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History of England Tour 2024

Announcing the History of England Tour 2024! We will be heading to East Anglia - Ely, Holkam,...

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The History of England Tour 2024

Announcing the History of England Tour 2024! We will be heading to East Anglia - Ely, Holkam,...

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Madame Tussaud, Maria Manning, and the True Crime Controversy of 1849

Gavin Whitehead gives a guest episode from the Art of Crime podcast - where True crime, History...

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390 Leagues and Covenants

In August 1643 came one of the defining moments of the course of the Revolution - the swearing of...

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389 Newsheets and Newbury

In July 1643 the propaganda war was in full swing, and newsheets opened up from both Oxford and...

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Margaret Cavendish with Prof Margaret Oakes

Margaret Cavendish was an extraordinary figure - a refugee from her native Essex, become...

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388 Runaway Down

By April it was clear Charles expected to reduce his kingdoms to obedience by war, and would not...

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387 Sinews of War

Early 1643 was not a good idea for peace. By April, both the Scots and English parliament had...

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