The World Turned Upside Down - The British Civil Wars 1638-1651

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  • Welcome to exciting new weekly podcasts from top historians, all about the British Civil Wars.
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  • The surprising story of peacemaking during the English civil wars

    The surprising story of peacemaking during the English civil wars
    Dec 20 2024
    It is surprising to learn that the carnage of the civil wars took place against an often unrecognised background of near-constant peace negotiations and that popular agitation for an end to the conflict was frequently expressed in petitions with thousands of signatures and public demonstrations calling for an end to the conflict. Apart from small ... Read more
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    31 mins
  • Oliver Cromwell’s House of Lords

    Oliver Cromwell’s House of Lords
    Dec 13 2024
    On 19th March 1649 the House of Lords was abolished by an Act of Parliament, which declared that “…the House of Lords is useless and dangerous to the people of England.” But in 1657, the Cromwellian regime established a second Parliamentary chamber – the “Other House” – under the terms of The Humble Petition and Advice. ... Read more
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    31 mins
  • Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate – A genuine revolution or a drift back to traditional government?

    Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate – A genuine revolution or a drift back to traditional government?
    Dec 6 2024
    In our regular series of programmes Key Questions: Expert Answers, we invited leading academics to address some of the most important questions – often controversial – asked about the causes, conflicts and consequences of the British Civil Wars. These are the thorny questions which are regularly asked about this unique period of British history which ... Read more
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    31 mins

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Excellent new Civil War Podcast

I am fascinated by the English Civil War and I'm delighted to be listening to this very interesting new Podcast. Top Historians talking about differant aspects of this turbulent time in British History. Highly recommended.

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