CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words

By Mark Turnbull

The 17th Century War of the Three Kingdoms was a momentous period in our history, and one which is extremely overshadowed and under-explored. CavalierCast is dedicated to bringing you informative p

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September 23, 2023 Episode 29 - Hartlebury Castle, Worcestershire
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Hartlebury Castle was the home of the Bishops of Worcester for centuries. But in 2022, a chance meeting between historian, Doug Smith, and archaeologist, Tim Cornah led to a whirlwind excavation that brought the civil war back to Hartlebury.
The sights, sounds and smell of the period were re-enactment by the Sealed Knot in July 2023, while an excavation trench revealed a civil war bastion. Doug and Tim tell me more ...
▪️ What sparked Doug's interest in how Hartlebury had been defended during the civil war?

▪️ What learnings and insight can be taken from the bastion and what else might still lie unearthed?

▪️ How do the finding help us understand more about civil war Hartlebury?

This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an overlooked part of our history. Hopefully CavalierCast can help change that.

To find out more about the wars, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.1642author.com

Please do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts and review it to help spread the word!

You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor).

Thanks for your support!
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55min
September 10, 2023 Episode 28 - Alice Thornton's Manuscripts
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I speak with Professor Cordelia Beattie about the remarkable manuscripts penned by Alice Thornton, a Yorkshire woman who lived through many key events of the 17th century. Though from a well-to-do family, she wasn't rich, and the war affected her in many ways. Cordelia and The Alice Thornton Project are studying Alice's memoirs, interpreting them, and making them available online. There are also public events planned that will bring the stories within them to life.

▪️ Find out more about the life of a woman during these turbulent times.

▪️ Why did Alice write about her life?

▪️ How did a local pub in Ludlow lead to the rediscovery of her forgotten memoirs?

This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an overlooked part of our history. Hopefully CavalierCast can help change that.

To find out more about the wars, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.1642author.com

Please do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts and review it to help spread the word!

You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor).

Thanks for your support!

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54min
August 05, 2023 Episode 27 - Dunbar Part 2 (Durham Death March)
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Historian John Sadler is my guest, speaking about the fates of the 5000 prisoners taken at the Battle of Dunbar and force marched across the border to Durham. Much of their story was forgotten until 2013, when a mass grave was discovered in the shadow of the world heritage site that is Durham Cathedral.
Warwick Louth also returns to discuss with me the effect of the Battle of Dunbar on Scotland and England.
▪️ What motivated Cromwell & the English to send these Scotsmen into England?

▪️ Why did so many die in Durham?

▪️ How did Dunbar bolster the English Commonwealth's hold on power?

This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an overlooked part of our history. Hopefully CavalierCast can help change that.

To find out more about the wars, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.1642author.com

Please do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts and review it to help spread the word!

You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor).

Thanks for your support!
www.1642author.com
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50min
July 27, 2023 Episode 26 - English Civil War Society
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I speak to Thomas Zugic, a captain in Lunsford's Regiment of the English Civil War Society, about a forthcoming re-enactment at Hylton Castle, Sunderland.
▪️Discover more about the ECWS

▪️Find out about this event, as well as some of Thomas's favourites

▪️Learn why Thomas thinks the capture of royalist Selby was a key event that led to Marston Moor.

This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an overlooked part of our history. Hopefully CavalierCast can help change that.

To find out more about the wars, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.1642author.com

Please do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts and review it to help spread the word!

You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor).

Thanks for your support!
www.1642author.com
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32min
June 24, 2023 Episode 25 - Battle of Dunbar
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June 11, 2023 Episode 24 - Montrose's Military Report
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Warwick and I assess the battle record of The Great Montrose & ponder some fascinating 'what if' questions. Do we both agree?
▪️Which victory was his greatest?

▪️What might have happened if the king's cavalry had managed to link up with him after Naseby?

▪️How would he have fared in a pitched battle with Fairfax & Cromwell?

This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an overlooked part of our history. Hopefully CavalierCast can help change that.

To find out more about the wars, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.1642author.com

Please do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts and review it to help spread the word!

You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor).

Thanks for your support!
www.1642author.com
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44min
May 20, 2023 Episode 23 - Montrose
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Find out more about The Great Montrose & his 'year of miracles'. Montrose's latest biographer, Dominic Pearce, describes the man, his campaigns & relationship with Charles I & II.
▪️After a glorious year of miracles, what led to Montrose's defeat at Philiphaugh?

▪️Did Charles II knowingly send the marquis to his death?

▪️Discover more about the women in his life.

This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an overlooked part of our history. Hopefully CavalierCast can help change that.

To find out more about the wars, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.1642author.com

Please do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts and review it to help spread the word!

You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor).

Thanks for your support!
www.1642author.com
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April 30, 2023 Episode 22 - Civil War Wargaming
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Scott Moore, creator of the boardgame 'This War Without an Enemy' joins me to discuss the game, and his interest in the civil wars.
▪️ Which childhood friend, and civil war historian, helped generate his interest in the period?
▪️ What are the different types of wargaming?
▪️ Which battle would both Scott and Warwick like to table-top war game?

This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an overlooked part of our history. Hopefully CavalierCast can help change that.

To find out more about the wars, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.1642author.com

Please do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts and review it to help spread the word!

You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor).

Thanks for your support!
www.1642author.com
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45min
April 22, 2023 Episode 21 - John Hampden
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Ian Beckett, a Vice-Chair of the John Hampden Society joins me to talk about this parliamentarian military and political leader. Known as for his civil war regiment of green coats, and opposition to Ship Money tax, Hampden has become an obscure and clouded figure through the centuries.
▪️What myths have grown up about John Hampden?

▪️Why did his 19th century biography exhume his body?

▪️Had he survived, could he have replaced the Earl of Essex as Parliament's Lord General, or John Pym as political leader?

This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an overlooked part of our history. Hopefully CavalierCast can help change that.

To find out more about the wars, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.1642author.com

Please do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts and review it to help spread the word!

You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor).

Thanks for your support!
www.1642author.com
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46min
April 15, 2023 Episode 20 - Civil War Memorial Project
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I chat to Simon Marsh, Battlefield and Threat Co-Ordinator for The Battlefields Trust about an exciting new project aimed at recording all civil war memorials and markers across the world.
▪️How can you get involved?
▪️Hear about some of the lesser-known memorials logged so far.
▪️Find out about the work of The Battlefields Trust & the risks these heritage sites face today.

This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an overlooked part of our history. Hopefully CavalierCast can help change that.

To find out more about the wars, you can read various articles relating to it on my blog: http://www.1642author.com

Please do subscribe to CavalierCast on Apple Podcasts and review it to help spread the word!
You can keep on touch with me on Twitter (@1642author) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/markturnbullauthor).

Thanks for your support!
www.1642author.com
...more
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How many episodes does CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words have?

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