Episode 2.95: The Colour of Your Detestable Practices
1656It's election season for the Second Protectorate Parliament, and English voters use the opportunity to contemplate the meaning of republicanism, and how to reconcile liberty in Britain with slaver...
19 Feb 202237min
Episode 2.94: Spanish Gold
1656England once again makes the capture of a Spanish treasure fleet the centre-piece of their war strategy. Only this time, it works!
12 Feb 202231min
Episode 2.93: The Sceptical Chymist
1656While Oliver Cromwell and his friends re-make the English state, a collection of eccentric academics and amateur enthusiasts re-make the field of natural philosophy.
5 Feb 202234min
Episode: 2.92 - The Hope of Israel
1656The Lord Protector, an Amsterdam Rabbi, and a merchant in the underground Jewish community of London seek to reverse a 350 year old ban on Jews in England.
29 Jan 202235min
Episode 2.91: The Younger Cromwell
1655Oliver Cromwell sends his son Henry to Ireland, for an apprenticeship in ruling a nation.
22 Jan 202236min
Episode 2.90: The Major-Generals
1655Stymied by traditional institutions like parliament, the Protectorate turns to the army to extend its rule into the provinces.
15 Jan 202234min
Episode 2.89: The Western Design Part 2
1655The New Model Army finds waging war on the other side of the world, and with little local intelligence, is harder than it looks.
8 Jan 202237min
Episode 2.88: The Western Design Part 1
1654-5The Protectorate state draws up plans for the most ambitious amphibious campaign in English history, and the first step in conquering a global empire.
1 Jan 202234min
