The World Turned Upside Down - The British Civil Wars 1638-1651

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  • Welcome to exciting new weekly podcasts from top historians, all about the British Civil Wars.
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  • Prince Rupert’s burning love of England, discovered in Birmingham’s flames

    Prince Rupert’s burning love of England, discovered in Birmingham’s flames
    Sep 20 2024
    On Easter Monday 1643 Prince Rupert led a force which assaulted the town of Birmingham as he moved along the road to meet up with Queen Charlotte who was on her way to meet Charles I in Oxford. This was a short and seemingly insignificant skirmish. Birmingham had no significant defences and the parliamentary defenders ... Read more
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    24 mins
  • The making of Oliver Cromwell – His early years

    The making of Oliver Cromwell – His early years
    Sep 9 2024
    The Greek philosopher, Aristotle, said: “Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man”. How far is this true of the life of Oliver Cromwell who rose from being an obscure yeoman farmer in East Anglia to become one of the most revered, and by some reviled, figures in ... Read more
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    49 mins
  • Were the Commonwealth and the Protectorate doomed from the start?

    Were the Commonwealth and the Protectorate doomed from the start?
    Jul 8 2024
    This is one of the great ‘what if’ questions of British history. Could the Commonwealth and the subsequent Protectorate have survived after the death of Oliver Cromwell on 3rd September 1658, or was it doomed to failure from the beginning? In our series ‘The Big Questions’, we invite distinguished historians to answer such critical important ... Read more
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    34 mins

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Excellent new Civil War Podcast

I am fascinated by the English Civil War and I'm delighted to be listening to this very interesting new Podcast. Top Historians talking about differant aspects of this turbulent time in British History. Highly recommended.

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