Episode 2.103: The Young Gentleman
Fall 1658With the death of Oliver Cromwell, the Protectorate seeks stability under a new, untested Lord Protector.
16 Apr 202232min
Episode 2.102: The Northern Theatre
1658Just when Cromwell completes his dream of securing Dunkirk, England is drawn into a new war in Scandinavia.
9 Apr 202236min
Episode 2.101: The Other House
January 1658Oliver Cromwell (who is the Lord Protector, definitely not the King) seeks to control the House of Commons through the new "Other House" (which is definitely not the House of Lords).
2 Apr 202230min
Episode 2.100: Normalcy Amid Revolution
1657Outside of London and Westminster, the people of England adapt to a new normal.
26 Mars 202235min
Episode 2.98: A Crown Rejected
1657Rival Cromwellian factions in parliament (who had disagreed on just about everything so far) once again split on a final question - whether to make the Lord Protector a King.
12 Mars 202230min
Episode 2.97: Shake All Foundations
1657The Second Protectorate Parliament gathers, but rather than heeding Cromwell's call to confirm the existing constitution, the men at Westminster re-open fundamental questions of religion and money...
5 Mars 202229min
Episode 2.96: A Wicked Spirit Risen Amongst Friends
1656A new radical religious group (the Quakers) suffers an internal power struggle, which threatens to de-stabilize the new parliament gathering at Westminster.
26 Feb 202231min
