Western Civ

By Adam Walsh

A fast-moving history of the western world from the ancient world to the present day. Examine how the emergence of the western world as a global dominant power was not something that should ever have ... more

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August 06, 2025 Episode 466: The English Civil War (Part Three)
Charles II becomes the only king in English history to be executed by the state.

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August 05, 2025 Episode 465: The English Civil War (Part Two)
Charles' inability to raise men and capital finally dooms his cause and he surrenders to the Scottish army rather than fall into the hands of Parliament.

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August 04, 2025 Episode 464: The English Civil War (Part One)
The King begins the war with a run of successes. Arguably, Charles squanders them.

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August 03, 2025 Episode 463: The War Begins
For the first time terms Cavalier and Roundhead come into the vernacular. Charles decides the time for negotiation is over. And the English Civil War begins.

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26min
August 02, 2025 Episode 462: Brave New World
Charles begins to rule without his key advisor. It doesn't go well...

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August 01, 2025 Episode 461: The Fall of the Earl
The first casualty of the English Civil War could be said to be the Earl of Strafford.

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July 28, 2025 Episode 460: The Bishops War
The dam finally breaks in Scotland where discontent over Charles' religious policies ends his period of personal rule.

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28min
July 25, 2025 Episode 459: Personal Rule
Charles continues his period of personal rule. He successfully demands ship money from England, but unsuccessfully tries to rein in the Scottish church.

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July 23, 2025 Episode 458: Charles Alone
After the death of Buckingham, Charles I would begin a period of personal rule that would last just over a decade.

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July 18, 2025 Episode 457: The Death of the Duke
After two more military debacles, the Duke of Buckingham is ingloriously assassinated, leaving Charles alone.

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