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Episode 341 – Elizabeth’s last hurrah 26.01.2024 1:01:45 ↓

We all have to come to the end, my dear listener and that includes Elizabeth. But she will not be going quietly or sedately. It will be party to the end.

Episode 340 – The Countess Duchess 19.01.2024 58:07 ↓

In which Elizabeth will face a trial of her peers on a charge of bigamy. Bigamy is very naughty for a girl.

Episode 339 – Elizabeth Chudleigh part 2 13.01.2024 1:02:52 ↓

For Elizabeth it will all go splendily well until it doesn’t. It then goes bigly badly.

Episode 338 – Elizabeth Chudleigh 06.01.2024 59:39 ↓

A digression so we can meet Elizabeth who rocked England for a bit. Here she is as a pinup girl.

Episode 337 – The Frenchies are Revolting 30.12.2023 59:59 ↓

Yes they are plus George gets better. Charlotte will have her portrait done and here she is.

Episode 336 – Christmas Special 25.12.2023 59:42 ↓

This year it will be the big guy.

Episode 335 – George gets sick 22.12.2023 1:00:41 ↓

Yes, our king is going a bit nuts. The silly hat might be silly but the silly wig can do your brain some harm.

Episode 334 – Back to India 16.12.2023 1:00:55 ↓

The English have taken their eye off the ball and will pay a price for that. Here’s a painting of an English square that is about to cop it bigly.

Episode 333 – Revolution in America 08.12.2023 1:00:15 ↓

Time to go to war for freedom and liberty and we aren’t too keen on the democracy bit just at the moment.

Episode 332- It’s On 02.12.2023 1:00:11 ↓

The English may now wish to try a bit of diplomacy but they have left it too late so it is going to be war. Just not like in the movies.

Episode 331 – America part 2 24.11.2023 57:47 ↓

Continuing the story of the joys of being a colonialist.

Episode 330 – America 17.11.2023 58:46 ↓

So what’s it like in America? Maybe not that good.

Episode 329 – It Just Got Worse 10.11.2023 1:00:05 ↓

In which we find out what the corporate response is to a natural disaster. If you guessed make more money then well spotted.

Episode 328 – Back to India 04.11.2023 1:01:20 ↓

It is time for our British to effect a corporate take over – of a country. It will be a hostile take over.

Episode 327 – Charlotte 27.10.2023 57:06 ↓

She might be a bit dull and boring. Just what George wants.

Episode 326 – George and Charlotte 20.10.2023 1:01:04 ↓

Let the magnificence begin

Episode 325 – George 3 part 2 13.10.2023 58:56 ↓

George has some rather nice ideas. Just a shame that humans are not always nice. Here’s a picture of his mum and dad for you.

Episode 324 – George 3 06.10.2023 1:00:11 ↓

It’s a new king!

Episode 323 – Payday for the Poms 29.09.2023 58:39 ↓

Yes, Robert Clive is certainly about to bring home the bacon big time. Then there won’t be much at all to slow down the British merchants from making big piles of cash.

Episode 322 – The Black Hole 22.09.2023 1:00:17 ↓

Yes, that would be the one in Calcutta. Some English, led by a stupid Englishman will meet some Indians led by a stupid Indian. It won’t go well.

Episode 321 – George 2 is no more 15.09.2023 1:03:06 ↓

Yes, he wasn’t much of a role model as a family man. Bit awful really so bring on George 3. I hear he’s a bit of a mad bugger.

Episode 320 – Bonnie Prince Charlie 08.09.2023 1:01:57 ↓

Bonnie Prince Wanker more like it.

Episode 319 – The Rebellion of ’45 01.09.2023 1:01:03 ↓

Here’s Bonnie Prince Charlie to inspire us to overthrow the Germans and get the Stuarts back.

Episode 318 – Catch up 18.08.2023 58:44 ↓

Time to check in with India and those pesky Stuarts.

Episode 317 – War 11.08.2023 1:03:07 ↓

Not one but two wars in fact. It’s enough to make a Jacobite rebel.