401 The Mind of a Martyr

The History of England

David Crowther

Royal, Queen, Europe, Modern, Parliament, History, Monarchy, Early Modern, Medieval, English, England, King, Politics

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🗓️ 7 April 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In June 1646 Charles' path had taken him to the Scots, on the hope he could persuade them to put him back on the English throne. But he was not prepared to pay their price, and in England Holles and the Presbyterian party saw a way to break the power of the New Model Amy and the Independents once and for all. And achieving the departure of the Scottish army was the key.

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0:50.7	trouble at all I exist to serve. Oh, Hello everyone and welcome to the history of England episode 401 the Mind of a Martyr.
1:25.0	Today we are going to start the story of war by other means.
1:29.0	On the one hand, that means a long protracted and drawn-out mental battle between various folks and the king.
1:35.2	You might think that doesn't sound very good.
1:37.9	Surely now the war is over what is needed is reconciliation. From the losers there must be a willingness to accept the consequences of defeat and accept a reasonable compromise settlement.
1:58.0	Together they must build a firm consensus of what's needed to bring the nation back together in harmony and love and
2:05.7	minced pies. Sadly in 1646 none of this was present from either side. As far as Parliament was concerned this was
2:13.9	victory time for the king to cough up the spoils. On the losing side
2:18.0	Charles displayed a ha just a scratch I've got you just where I want you sort of attitude
2:25.6	Let us consider Charles first and his experience in the Scottish camp where he had fled from Oxford
2:31.4	Charles's plan was that the Scots would be persuaded to reinstall
2:35.0	their king on the throne of England.
2:37.9	It is not entirely clear on what terms Charles expected the Scots to turn their coats on their English allies, but it is possible that the go-between going between King and Scott, the French envoy Montreal, had been guilty of shall we say being, well, economical with the truth.
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