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Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. The key. You're going to do. Hello everyone and welcome to the history of England episode 391 a national war. So last time we ended on a sort of

of cusp I think that perishing king pim has perished King Charles is alive and kicking having dodged the

17th century equivalent of a Pershing missile.

The board gamer civil wars has been packed away.

As the winter has closed in, people are camping out to avoid the perishing cold.

And maybe people are getting out board games and cards to wire away the hours.

Both parties are looking forward to a bigger, a better party next year. The king will have his army from Ireland.

For Parliament, the perishing Scots will be turning up.

That's enough perishing, I think now, Stephen.

Honor satisfied?

But while the good people at Britain and Ireland retreat to their houses and their farms to focus

on dealing with the weather, which was awful in the 1640s, by the the way you might even call it perishing.

We are about to step outside of the story to have a look at matters military.

I feel the need to explain myself I have have to say. So, first of all, I have always

wanted to say, Stardate Supplemental, which good honest Checker does not. So I can call this

episode a Stard Day supplemental episode.

More though, it is just the right time.

I have been dithering about when I do it,

and Jan of this parish got in touch and he said to be,

it's time, and this gave me the push I needed.

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