Episode 96: Stone Dead Hath No Fellow
Spring 1641The Junto faces its first test of unity - whether to seek the death, or just the political ruin of Thomas Wentworth.
22 Feb 202036min
Episode 95: The Triennial Act
Winter 1641The Junto hopes that a popular bill requiring a parliament every three years will distract from their controversial religious alliance with the Presbyterian Scots. Charles works to ensure ...
15 Feb 202040min
Episode 94: The Long Parliament
Fall 1640Less than 6 months after he dissolved the Short Parliament, Charles opens a new session at Westminster, the Long Parliament. This time the dissident peers and their Scottish allies hold all ...
8 Feb 202031min
Episode 93: Our Honest Ends
1640Charles attempts to throw back the Scottish invasion, but finds that his efforts and undermined by collaborators within England.
1 Feb 202035min
Episode 92: A Wretched and Beggarly Condition
1640After a failed parliament, Charles scrambles to prepare for another summer of war. Meanwhile the Scots make much better use of the winter truce.
25 Jan 202031min
Episode 91: The Short Parliament
1640After an eleven year hiatus, a parliament once again opens at Westminster. While Charles hopes that the threat of a Scottish rebel army will inspire his subjects to be co-operative, a group of di...
18 Jan 202037min
Episode 90: Divide and Conquer
1635-1640Thomas Wentworth uses threats and intimidation to cow the various factions in Irish society. As Charles prepares for the first parliament in 11 years, Wentworth comes home to try his methods...
11 Jan 202035min
Episode 89: The Two Kingdoms
1639While a Scottish parliament confirms the legality of the Covenantor revolution, Charles decides to rally his English subjects with a parliament of their own.
4 Jan 202032min
