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.

4 DAYS AGO

Prince Rupert’s burning love of England, discovered in Birmingham’s flames

On Easter Monday 1643 Prince Rupert led a force which assaulted the town of Birmingham as he moved along the road to meet up with Queen Henrietta Maria who was on her way to meet Charles I in Oxford. This was a short and seemingly insignificant skirmish. Birmingham had no significant defences and the parliamentary ... Read more

24 min
9 SEPT

The making of Oliver Cromwell – His early years

The Greek philosopher, Aristotle, said: “Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man”. How far is this true of the life of Oliver Cromwell who rose from being an obscure yeoman farmer in East Anglia to become one of the most revered, and by some reviled, figures in ... Read more

49 min
8 JUL

Were the Commonwealth and the Protectorate doomed from the start?

This is one of the great ‘what if’ questions of British history. Could the Commonwealth and the subsequent Protectorate have survived after the death of Oliver Cromwell on 3rd September 1658, or was it doomed to failure from the beginning? In our series ‘The Big Questions’, we invite distinguished historians to answer such critical important ... Read more

34 min
28 JUN

The bloodiest battle – Marston Moor (2nd July 1644)

By 1644, the Civil War was entering its third year. Until then, the conflict in the North of England had been dominated by a victorious Royalist Army led by the Marquis of Newcastle, but the intervention of a Scots Army of 20,000 men dramatically now changed the balance of power in Parliament’s favour. By April, ... Read more

28 min
21 JUN

Yorkshire in the Civil Wars – A bloody stategic battleground

Many histories of the civil war fought in England focus on the south and the midlands. In contrast, this programme shines a light on the significant role played by the county of Yorkshire in the north of England in Parliament’s victory during the Civil Wars. In this programme, Professor Andrew Hopper of the University of ... Read more

35 min
14 JUN

Uncovering a ‘forgotten’ massacre at Shelford House

The military history of the British and Irish Civil Wars has been dominated by the stories of the battles between the two field armies in England such as Marston Moor, Newbury and Naseby. But in reality, this was largely a conflict of relatively small-scale local conflicts, often around strongpoints such as fortified houses. These engagements ... Read more

17 min
7 JUN

Raids, skirmishes and sieges – How the Civil War was fought

While accounts of the British and Irish civil wars frequently focus on the large set-piece battles between the two field armies, much, if not most of the conflict was fought by regional or local forces in raids, skirmishes and sieges of strongpoints. These clashes disrupted local lives time and again as the conflict ebbed and ... Read more

28 min
31 MAY

‘The Christian Centurion’ – Sergeant-Major-General Philip Skippon

Sergeant-Major General Phillip Skippon was described by an earlier biographer, Lucas Phillips, as “… the type of man found in the best British armies throughout the centuries – not over-endowed with brains, but stout of heart, loyal of spirit, direct of speech, generous to a fault, God-fearing, the first into action and the last out ... Read more

32 min

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04/05/2023

Trailer - Introducing The World Turned Upside Down

The World Turned Upside Down is a new unique resource telling the stories of the people, events and ideas of the British Civil Wars, which are explored by leading historians. These programmes include fortnightly audio podcasts, in which – with the help of professional actors – explain how these turbulent times shaped the Britain we ... Read more

04/05/2023

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Welcome to exciting new weekly podcasts from top historians, all about the British Civil Wars.

Creator

The World Turned Upside Down
Years Active

2023 - 2024
Episodes

59
Rating

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

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

Prince Rupert’s burning love of England, discovered in Birmingham’s flames

The making of Oliver Cromwell – His early years

Were the Commonwealth and the Protectorate doomed from the start?

The bloodiest battle – Marston Moor (2nd July 1644)

Yorkshire in the Civil Wars – A bloody stategic battleground

Uncovering a ‘forgotten’ massacre at Shelford House

Raids, skirmishes and sieges – How the Civil War was fought

‘The Christian Centurion’ – Sergeant-Major-General Philip Skippon

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

Episodes

Prince Rupert’s burning love of England, discovered in Birmingham’s flames

The making of Oliver Cromwell – His early years

Were the Commonwealth and the Protectorate doomed from the start?

The bloodiest battle – Marston Moor (2nd July 1644)

Yorkshire in the Civil Wars – A bloody stategic battleground

Uncovering a ‘forgotten’ massacre at Shelford House

Raids, skirmishes and sieges – How the Civil War was fought

‘The Christian Centurion’ – Sergeant-Major-General Philip Skippon

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Trailer - Introducing The World Turned Upside Down

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