Last week we heard about Margaret and Charles varying experiences with the Committee of Compounding at Goldsmith’s Hall in London; and about Margaret’s experiences on the very changed social sceneRead More
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Transcript for Cavendish 8
Last time we heard about the influences on Margaret’s life from 1646 to 1651. The central role of William and her brother in law Charles Cavendish in building her knowledge;Read More
Transcript for Cavendish 7
Last time we heard about Margaret’s marriage and elevation to the highest reaches of the peerage, and her admittance to the ranks not just of a social elite, but anRead More
Series Structure for the History of England
Access the History of England in series, organised into period, and so focus on the bits you love most!
Transcript for Cavendish 6
Last time we heard about Margaret’s escape from court, into a new life as a Housekeeper, wife and potentially mother; and maybe also author? It’s not quite clear when thatRead More
Transcript for Cavendish 5
Last time we heard about Margaret’s leap into the unknown, in search of adventure, enlightenment and education; and found herself instead in a mind-numbing nightmare of faction, boredom and servitude.Read More
Transcript for Cavendish 4
Last time we heard about how the Lucas family fled their home in Colchester, tried to make a new life in London; but then, enticed by the romance and glamourRead More
Clubmen
Who were Club men? Populist uprisings Club men was and expression used at several points during the English civil wars to describe groups of untrained unofficial local militia. It’s firstRead More
British Revolutions Timelines
A handy way to keep a breast of what’s going on when
When the King Enjoys his Own Again and Martin Parker
The most popular ballad in civil war England
Lancashire in the English Revolution
Lancashire’s local loyalties were overridden by multiple marching armies
History of England Tour September 2024
The 2024 Tour goes to East Anglia!
Transcript for Cavendish 3
Having fled the chaos of Colchester and St Johns Abbey, Elizabeth and her brood of Lucases are now in London. This seems odd, for a group of royalists to fleeRead More
Transcript for Cavendish 2
Now Elizabeth’s mother, pregnant and deserted at the age of 3, widowed with a family of 8 at 40, was clearly a person of some poise and confidence, well ableRead More
Transcript for Cavendish 1
Now then ladies and gents, welcome to the shedcasts, and the start of another biography. And for my subject I have chosen one Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. Ask meRead More
Transcript for Anglo Saxon Seasons
Hello members all, and welcome to a shedcast on Anglo Saxon Seasons. I need to start with an explanation. Now look everyone, I did a terrible thing and read aRead More
British Civil Wars Maps
A collection of maps to help ypu through the English Revolution and British Civil Wars: England and Wales with battle sites Ireland and battle sites Scotland and battle sites MapRead More
Transcript for Sh 41e
And so we come to the last 50 years or so of this series. 1945 to 2000. I have been dreading it I have to tell you, because clearly it’sRead More
At A Gallop Episodes
A thread of episodes in the History of England to make life better!
Transcript for 41d
I think we should start by going back a step, just a tadge, and talk about the origins of the Labour Party, since it will of course be a bigRead More
The Seamens’ Protestation, January 1642
The Seamans’ Protestation Concerning their ebbing and flowing to and from the Parliament House, at Westminster: upon Tuesday the 11. day of January. 1642. Ordered, by the Vice-Admiral, to beRead More
Transcript for Sh 41c
Now this, for me is the most exciting stuff – the 19th century, where the world really changes – or at least notices that it’s changed, a century of reform,Read More
Transcript for Eleanor 5
While Eleanor was busily prepared by her household ladies for the big event, the union ofnot justtwo people but alsoof France and Aquitaine, the news would have been spreading rapidlyRead More
Transcript for Sh 41b
Right, then – we come at last, kicking and screaming, to the Exclusion crisis, the 1670s, and the first really recognisable political parties – Whigs and Tories. Let me setRead More
Palace of Westminster in the 17th century
Images and maps to help you visualise the Long Parliament
Transcript for Shedcast 41a
Hello and welcome to the Shed, and a new mini series of shedcasts, Parliament, Politics and Party. I had a couple of problems I should share with you about arrivingRead More
Transcript for Shedcast 40b
Last time we talked about early tourism; well, we cheated a bit and took pilgrimage to be a tourist activity which is a bit of a stretch really. But hey,Read More
Transcript for Sh 40a
It so happened that one day, many moons ago when the world was young that I thought – how nice it would be to get some people over here toRead More
The History of England Tour September 2023
Hello everyone We all had a lovely time on the 2022 History of England tour. Or at least that’s what everyone said, and I had a great time anyway. SoRead More
Maps: Early Colonial North America
These maps accompany episodes 364-367. For a comprehensive and detailed map of Native American peoples, you might like to visit the Native Land Digital Map. Native American People of EasternRead More
Bibliographies: Civil Wars
Britain in Revolution, Austin Woolrych (Superb ‘ bible’ of the English Revolution everything you wanted to know) Black Tom: Sir Thomas Fairfax & the English revolution, Andrew Hopper (detailed lifeRead More
The village of Ewelme
Ewelme, South Oxfordshire One fine day my son Henry and I set off down the Chiltern scarp to the now out-of-the-way village of Ewelme, and did some video’ing. I blatheredRead More
The English Civil War and Leighton Buzzard by Matt Carroll
A Very Local Civil War: The English Civil War and Leighton Buzzard By Matt Carrol, of this parish The English Civil War, now more accurately now known asRead More
Transcript for Hawkwood 21
As dal Verme contemplated his fox in a cage and rubbed his hands with glee, Hawkwood and Florence faced the ruin of all their hopes, the absence of Armagnac, theRead More
Transcript for Hawkwood 20
Let us turn at this point away, very briefly, from John Hawkwood and talk of another captain with whom he will spend some time sparring in the not too distantRead More
Transcript for Hawkwood 19
Now, just to help your sanity and in the interests of setting expectations, may I say that we are in the end game now, if not the beginning of theRead More
The Perfect Sword
The story of an ancient and exceptional sword found at Bamburgh by author Edoardo Albert
Transcript for 39d
Now then, so far we have spoken of a happy, happy story as regards the state of English agriculture; farmers and landowners are relaxed poised and confident, making decent moneyRead More
The Petition of Right, 1628
Petition of Right (1628) The Petition of Right is often quoted as one of the steps towards a constitutional monarchy and advancement of the rights of parliament to approved allRead More
Cheltenham Q&A session for the Tourers
Here’s the best I could do with the Q&A session at Cheltenham – hope it’s OK, and brings back happy memories! The picture I’ve used abve is David Struth’sRead More
Transcript for Sh 39c
Last time then we heard about the hard lives of the majority of the people of Victorian Swyncombe, and the remarkable stability of the social structures of which they wereRead More
British Revolutionary Biographies
Brief biographies of characters from the Civil wars period
Transcript for Hawkwood 18
They found ohn Hawkwood in the Romagna, so again well north of Tuscany, and there Giovanni Ubaldini the victor of Brentelles and Italy’s most revered captain of war got downRead More
Transcript for Hawkwood 17
Charles of Durazzo’s campaign with the help of Urban VI was really pretty successful. By 1381 he’d defeated Johanna’s husband, and captured Johanna and incarcerated her. It’s true to sayRead More
Transcript for Hawkwood 16
It worried me when we started off on John Hawkwood’s life that we would constantly be living in camp, sharpening swords, buffing armour, greasing leather, grooming horses, simply preparing forRead More
Transcript for Sh 38b
I think I might start this episode with a thrilling expose of Household structure and stuff like that. Well, drop the expose possibly. Now, microhistories make no pretence that theRead More
Victorian Swyncombe
A cut down version of a history of Victorian Rural England for member, designed specifically for parishoners. Hopefully there is noting actionable here!
The English Revolution Poll and Prize Draw
This poll and prize is sponsored by Simon Hall at Halls Hammered Coins. The Results of the Poll and Prize Draw Here are the results of the Grand English RevolutionRead More
Swyncombe Parish
Review of Emergence of the English
This review was written by Alex Woolf of St Andrews university, and published in the journal of ‘Early Medieval Europe’, 2020, Vol.28 (1), p.157-160 The Emergence of the English. ByRead More