Cavaliers and Roundheads
Hello and welcome to Revolutions. Last time we left off with Charles’s attempt to arrest the leaders of the parliamentary opposition. The attempt sparked an angry reaction from the parliamentary incline mobs of London, forcing Charles to flee the city in January 1642. This week we are now going to plunge into the chaotic mess […]
The Long Parliament
Hello and welcome to Revolutions. If there is a moment when we can reasonably talk about Parliament fully united in opposition to the King, November 1640 is that moment. Except for a few die-hard royalists, the members who showed up for the opening session of the Long Parliament, though it was obviously not called that […]
The Bishops Wars
Hello and welcome to Revolutions. We left off last time with the growing resistance in England to the personal rule of King Charles, especially in matters of taxation and religion. This week we are going to find out what happens when Charles and Archbishop Laud try to extend their dream of religious unity up to […]
Personal Rule
Hello and welcome to Revolutions. So last time, we blazed through a lot of necessary background and followed King Charles through the first four years of his reign, culminating with his decision in March 1629 to dissolve Parliament. And then, so help me God, never call another one. If Charles wanted to rule without Parliament, […]
The Kingdoms of Charles Stuart
Hello and welcome to Revolutions. In 1625, Charles Stuart became King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Born in 1600, Charles was the second son and third child of King James VI of Scotland. The young Prince spent a sickly childhood overshadowed by his dashing older brother, Henry Frederick, and his vibrant older sister, […]