CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words

Send us Fan Mail Dive into the life and political journey of Colonel Edward Massie.  Richard Graham, former MP for Gloucester and founder Chairman of the Gloucester History Festival, tells me about the elusive Massie's move from Parliamentarian to Royalist and the factors that triggered it. Factors that also influenced many others after the king's defeat and the English Civil War came to...

Send us Fan Mail SPECIAL THREE-PART SERIES - THE LOST KING & THE ROAD TO CIVIL WAR Across three episodes, 46, 47, and 48, I'll be looking into the deep roots of the civil wars, focussing on Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, son and heir to King James VI/I. His untimely death in 1612 shocked the three kingdoms, and left his younger brother, Charles, as heir. Who was Henry, what were the expec...

Send us Fan Mail SPECIAL THREE-PART SERIES - THE LOST KING & THE ROAD TO CIVIL WAR Across three episodes, 46, 47, and 48, I'll be looking into the deep roots of the civil wars, focussing on Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, son and heir to King James VI/I. His untimely death in 1612 shocked the three kingdoms, and left his younger brother, Charles, as heir. Who was Henry, what were the expec...

Send us Fan Mail SPECIAL THREE-PART SERIES - THE LOST KING & THE ROAD TO CIVIL WAR Across three episodes, 46, 47, and 48, I'll be looking into the deep roots of the civil wars, focussing on Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, son and heir to King James VI/I. His untimely death in 1612 shocked the three kingdoms, and left his younger brother, Charles, as heir. Who was Henry, what were the expec...

Send us Fan Mail Professor Mark Stoyle (University of Southampton) joins me to discuss Rupert's dog, Boye, and belief & superstition of the time.  * How was Boye woven into witchcraft, superstition, and belief? * What do we know of the real dog and his fate? * Magical powers given to the dog in pamphlets * The explosion of pamphlets and printing presses This podcast looks at anything and...

Send us Fan Mail Author Claire Hobson joins me to discuss the formative early years of King Charles II, and how they were scarred by civil war. * Childhood companions, George & Francis Villiers *  Awareness of the growing political turmoil * Relationships with Christabella Wyndham (wet-nurse) & Lucy Walter * Commander of the Western Association * Potential alliances with the Cromwells This...

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Send us Fan Mail Murdo Fraser MSP will discuss the life and times of Archibald Campbell, Marquess of Argyll, and his rivalry with James Graham, Marquess of Montrose.  Hear about the coincidental similarities between the two men, but also their great differences. Also, Alison Diamond, archivist for the current Duke and Duchess of Argyll (Argyll Estates) joins me  to discuss Inveraray Castle today,...

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Send us Fan Mail Professor Emerson Baker (Salem State University) discusses 17th centuryNew England. From Royalist, Catholic, and Puritan colonies - hear about their aims, how they were governed, and how the Wars of the Three. Kingdoms affected them. Plus Hugh Peter & witch trials! This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which is very much an ov...

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Send us Fan Mail 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 wa...

Send us Fan Mail 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 availab...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Dunb...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

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