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

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

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

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Witch-hunting in revolutionary England

    While witch-hunting and witch trials here in England never reached the levels reported in Europe, they were at their highest against the background of the turmoil of the 1640s. This was the time of the notorious Witch-finder General, Matthew Hopkins (1620-1647) and his associates, including John Stearne (1610-1670). These men operated in East Anglia, an ... Read more

    41 min

  2. 1 NOV

    The Civil War Memorials Project – Battlefields Trust

    Memorials of conflicts that have occurred since the nineteenth century are commonplace around the country. Most cities, towns and villages contain some form of physical structure dedicated to the memory of former inhabitants who gave their lives in service, especially those who fought during the First and Second World Wars. But did those who lived ... Read more

    27 min

  3. 25 OCT

    The last days of the Republic – The return of the King – Part 2

    This is the second programme in our two-part series asking why England’s only experiment with Republicanism spectacularly disintegrated within a few months of the death of Oliver Cromwell, the first Lord Protector? You will hear from author and historian, Dr Henry Reece, Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, that the return of Charles II was ... Read more

    37 min

  4. 18 OCT

    The last days of the Republic – The fall of Richard Cromwell – Part 1

    This programme is the first of a two-part series telling the story of the turbulence and upheaval that followed the death of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell on 3rd September 1658 and which ended in the return of the monarch, Charles II, to London on 8th May 1660. In this episode we learn about the fall ... Read more

    36 min

  5. 16 OCT

    The importance of radicalism in the 1640s

    Over the last decade, extensive research conducted by academic historians in universities in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland has significantly expanded our knowledge of the origins, conducts and consequences of the British and Irish Civil Wars. As a result, attitudes and perceptions of this critically important period of history are continuously evolving. This presents a ... Read more

    43 min

  6. 16 OCT

    New understandings of Charles I kingship

    Over the last decade, extensive research conducted by academic historians in universities in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland has significantly expanded our knowledge of the origins, conducts and consequences of the British and Irish Civil Wars. As a result, attitudes and perceptions of this critically important period of history are continuously evolving. This presents a ... Read more

    47 min

  7. 11 OCT

    Killing the New Model Army – The fate of Cromwell’s old soldiers 1660-1685

    Much has been written about the New Model Army, which, when combined with images of Oliver Cromwell, has come to represent civil wars in popular books, films and TV programmes. In academic studies, the main focus has been on the founding and organisation of the army, its battlefield victories, the men who fought in its ... Read more

    34 min

  8. 9 OCT

    Creating new civil war resources for schools – Best practice

    The British and Irish Civil War offer multiple opportunities across the curriculum and each of the key stages (KS). In this short talk Dr Jim Carroll, Departmental Lecturer in History Education at the University of Oxford, discusses: Current status of civil war history in schools Where the Civil War might be used to enhance learning ... Read more

    21 min
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