Many moons ago when the world was young and heroes walk the earth there was

born the history podcast and in this world there was the beeb

there was Lars brownworth and a bloke called Mike Duncan and we heard

Mike and knew he was good and so was spawned a new generation wherein I was inspired by Robin Pearson who picked up the mantle of the Roman Empire in

Byzantine. Robin I'm glad to say still going strong is still producing magnificent

history and entertainment and here is a message from him.

Hello everyone this is Robin Pearson from the History of Byzantium podcast.

It seems like you enjoy your history recounted to you by an erudite funny Englishman.

Well, I am also an Englishman. And if you like a bit of Roman history, then come join me for a thousand year epic of incredible

highs and devastating lows. Check out the history of Byzantineium wherever you get your podcasts or go to the History of Bizantium.

For now, back to David. Thank you. Hello everyone and welcome to the history of England episode 404 a new model coup. Now then everyone I believe

in being upfront honest forthright with you all. We have been together a long time you

and I reckon I owe it to you not to coat the bitter pill of history with sugar.

So here it is, not going to lie to you, it's getting complicated.

There are lots of moving parts. Let me try and give you a super

summary of the big players. So in the blue corner is the new model army who know what they fought for and love what they know, deeply hurt at their growing

on popularity, deeply worried at the efforts of the Presbyterian Parliament to discard them,

throw them away into the dustbin of history.

In the Kedrana, in the red corner we have Denzel and Coe, determined to free the people from the burden of war to establish a national godly church fit for the coming of the Saints.

In the green corner, we have the levelers with their vision of a new world ruled by the people

for the good of the people in a world of religious toleration and hope.

In the last corner, which from here seems to look off white, no, tope, that's it, tope, with a

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