Episode 40: The Trip to Spain
The Earl of Buckingham and Prince Charles embark on a secret voyage to Madrid to complete the marriage treaty between Charles and the Infanta of Spain. Confusion and fear reigns in England when the n...
26 Jan 201929min
Episode 39: The Spanish Match
After the failure of the 1621 parliament, James turns to a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Europe. He hopes to use a royal marriage between his son Charles, and the Spanish Infanta (Princess Mar...
19 Jan 201935min
Episode 38: The Irish Commission
1622The Earl of Buckingham and Lionel Cranfield (Earl of Middlesex) battle for supremacy in Ireland. After Cranfield managed to convince James to set up a commission to investigate corruption in Irel...
12 Jan 201930min
Episode 37: The Miserable Combustion of War
Autumn 1621After receiving the support of his subjects in the spring session of parliament, James tries one last time to solve the European crisis through diplomatic pressure. When he fails, an emerg...
5 Jan 201933min
Episode 36: Impeachment
Early 1621As England faces war in Europe and an economic crisis at home, parliament meets for the first time in seven years. Francis Bacon advises James to build goodwill by allowing parliament to re...
29 Dec 201838min
Episode 35: The Decay of Trade
1620Just as England is about to be sucked into the war in Europe, a mysterious trade recession strikes the kingdom. The Privy Council scrambles to find a solution.
22 Dec 201833min
Episode 34: Tobacco, Pirates, and God
1619-1620Pushed out of mainstream politics because of their anti-Spanish views, a group of hard-line Calvinists take to international commerce. Competition with Spain on the high seas and around the ...
15 Dec 201831min
Episode 33: The Crisis Broadens
1620James scrambles to contain the Bohemian crisis despite the best efforts of his son-in-law Frederick. However, the Thirty Years' War becomes truly international with fighting in both Bohemia and w...
8 Dec 201833min
