Episode 24: The Overbury Affair
1615-1616A murder scandal rocks James' inner circle, bringing down some of the most powerful people in the kingdom.
6 Okt 201831min
Episode 23: The Apprentice Boy
1615In the wake of the failure of the Cockayne Project, James once again turns to his Privy Council for advice. The remedy for the kingdom's financial ills is clear - James must attack corruption and...
29 Sep 201829min
Episode 22: The New Merchant Adventurers
1614-1615After failing to secure money through parliament, James seeks to fill the state's treasury by reshaping the world of commerce. Unfortunately he finds the merchants of London just as helpful ...
22 Sep 201826min
Episode 21: The Addled Parliament
The Howard administration faces its first test - a hastily planned parliament with the goal of solving the Crown's financial woes.
15 Sep 201830min
Episode 20: The Royal Auction
1613In need of cash, James and his new chief minister (the earl of Northampton) shop young Prince Charles around Europe. Likely princesses in Paris, Madrid, and Turin each come with the promise of si...
8 Sep 201827min
Episode 19: The Redemption of the Howards
1613The Howard faction strikes an alliance with Robert Carr, the Earl of Somerset (James' Scottish favourite). As a result, the Howard family returns to the dominant position in English politics they...
1 Sep 201835min
Episode 18: Harry and Freddy
161218 year old Prince Henry organizes an alliance between England and the Protestants of Germany through the marriage of his sister, Elizabeth, to Frederick V, Elector of the Palatine. As a result, ...
25 Aug 201824min
Episode 17: El Dorado
1611From a cell in the Tower of London, Walter Raleigh organizes a voyage to discover El Dorado, the long lost city of gold in South America. Leading the expedition is Thomas Roe, a young man of the ...
18 Aug 201828min
