CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words

Send us Fan Mail 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 a...

Send us Fan Mail 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 wome...

Send us Fan Mail 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 any...

Send us Fan Mail 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 b...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Th...

Send us Fan Mail Stuart Pierson, of Wessex Archaeologist, who appeared on BBC's 'Digging for Britain' joins me to discuss this amazing discovery. The episode brings you the very latest news about the site and its future, and explores the history of Coleshill Manor. I also chat to Warwick Louth, qualified conflict and battlefield archaeologist, about theories behind the potential civ...

Send us Fan Mail I speak to Jennifer Kewley Draskau (Senior research Fellow - University of Liverpool) who has written a book about Charlotte, Countess of Derby. The Earl of Derby owned Lathom, and garrisoned it for King Charles I's cause in the Civil War. His wife conducted its defence during the siege of 1644.  Why myths surround Lady Derby & why? How did King Charles II's lack of...

Send us Fan Mail I speak to John Rees about the Levellers; a movement that was 200 years ahead of its time, and who advocated a more democratic outcome to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. John is a British political activist, academic and writer and one of his books is The Leveller Revolution. What were the Leveller beliefs and how did their cause develop? How did Cromwell betray them? John explain...

Send us Fan Mail I speak to Dr Ismini Pells, who is leading the Civil War Petitions Project.  She explains what these petitions tell us about the ordinary men and women who lived and fought during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.  What wounds did they incur? How did they integrate back into society? Why were some petitions for relief granted, and some not? It's usually the leaders of both side...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. In this episode I speak to the great Tim Bentinck , who played Tom Lacey in the BBC's, ' By the Sword Divided '. This iconic 80's costume drama really brought the Wars of the Three Kingdom's to life. Tim discusses filming the show, and offers glimpses of behind the sce...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. In this episode I speak to the excellent historian, writer and broadcaster, Leanda de Lisle, about a mysterious 2017 metal detector find near the battlefield of Naseby. Leanda discusses whether the exquisite figure of King Henry VI is, in fact, part of the lost Crown Jewels, most of which were...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. In this episode I speak to the excellent historian and anthropologist Andrea Zuvich about Queen Henrietta Maria's years post 1649. It is the second of a two-part episode. Andrea sheds light on Henrietta's exile, her relations with her children and the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. In this episode I speak to the excellent historian, writer and broadcaster, Leanda de Lisle about Queen Henrietta Maria. It is the first of a two-part episode. Leanda sheds light on Henrietta's French heritage and childhood, along with: What was it about her that scandalised the Puritans?...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the War of the three Kingdoms.  In this episode I speak to 3 expert guests about the overshadowed Sir Thomas Fairfax, General of Parliament's New Model Army. Professor Andrew Hopper, Colonel Nick Lipscombe and MJ Logue discuss who he isn't better remembered, along with: Fairfax's family, military experience an...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the War of the three Kingdoms.  In this episode I speak to Colonel Nick Lipscombe, whose new book (published by Osprey) has just been released. An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms maps the various sieges and battles that took place in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland and is the first book to...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the War of the three Kingdoms. In this episode I speak to Keith Dowen, deputy-curator of the Royal Armouries, about the Littlecote Collection (the most important surviving civil war armoury) and the individual civil war artefacts in the collection such as: Iconic armour which was used by both sides Buff coats and Mortuary Sw...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the War of the three Kingdoms. In this episode I'll be joined by two very special 17th century authors; Dr Linda Porter (author of Royal Renegades ) and Miranda Malins (author of The Puritan Princess ). We'll be at home with Charles and Oliver, finding out about the men behind the politics, their marriages and fami...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the War of the three Kingdoms. Clubmen. A third force. Neutrals. They are an overlooked party in a war when the main choice was given as King or Parliament. Yet many thousands did not make that choice and formed 'clubmen' associations against the war. Find out who the Clubmen were, their aims, and fates. I am joine...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the War of the three Kingdoms. In episode 6, I'll talk about the 1643 Siege of Bristol - the mother of all sieges - and one which would have failed were it not for the efforts of Prince Rupert. I'll also chat with Andy George, the commanding officer of Prince Rupert's Bluecoats, a regiment within The Sealed Kn...

Send us Fan Mail CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the War of the three Kingdoms. For episode 5, I speak to Kevin Winter, Deputy curator of the National Civil War Centre, Newark Museum and Chair of the Battlefields Trust East Midlands Region. Discover more about their growing civil war library, details of upcoming 2021 and 2022 exhibitio...

Send us Fan Mail CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words This podcast looks at anything and everything to do with the War of the Three Kingdoms. For episode 4, I interviewed Stuart Orme, Curator of The Cromwell Museum, in Huntingdon, about the museum's collection. Find out about Cromwell's death masks and the mystery of his wandering wart, learn about the most overlooked item in the collec...