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Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. The key. Hello everyone, welcome to the history of England, episode 389, new brand new sheets.

Last time, we heard how in 1643 the nature of the wall changed away from the scenario of two big armies slugging it out over the jewel that was London, or indeed the dung heat was London, depending on your world for you.

Instead, we talked about a series of regional conflicts now. We heard about how the Marquis of

Newcastle drove south with the Queen and then returned to Yorkshire to deal with Parliament and the Fairfax's

where they heavy, possibly knockout blow at Ed Walton moor. In the southwest, two old friends have come to blows with first blood again to the Royalist

Army under Ralph Hopton that sent William back to London, Conqueror no longer.

The crucial port of Bristol fell into royal hands to join Chester. Charles's

access by sea to Ireland was now secure. As long as his ships could avoid Warwick and the

no longer quite so Royal Navy.

Parliament's fortress at Gloucester was now threatened,

and if that fell, all Western and Northern England would be in the King's hands.

And I mean, he didn't even need to bother with Gloucester probably

could simply bypass it march straight on London again and meanwhile despite all this bad

news for Parliament Essex sat dithering with his army at tame in Oxfordshire,

wondering if he dared attack the king at his new capital of Oxford and mourned the death

of one of the early leaders of the revolution, John Hamden.

So the first six months of 1643 really were something of a balter for Charles.

He felt tickity-boo-top of the world.

He could not have been happier that he'd sent the peace delegations from London and Edinburgh packing.

Flee's buzzing in their ears. He was looking forward to dictating terms to do those malignant rebels.

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