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
