Hello everyone and welcome to the history of England at a Gallup, King of Britain.

This episode covers the same period as the detailed episodes, 336-349, which is very broadly

1615-1625. Now at a Gallup is designed for a couple of reasons, you might want to take

a faster, more summarised route through the period, or you might use it as a refresher or

framework to help you sort out the contents of the detailed episodes that preceded it in

your mind.

If neither are what you want, just don't have to listen to this at all. You may have found

episodes 336-349 just exactly to your liking, and it has to be said that this as a Gallup

excludes some lovely cultural stuff. Specifically, three episodes on English or an ASEAN's

theatre, Shakespeare, Johnson, The Sirenicles and all that stuff, which are in episodes 344-346,

and it excludes two episodes on a tremendous era of architecture with the great Prodigy

houses, town development and Hoskins' wonderful theory of the great rebuilding of vernacular

building. All of those, in episode 348-349, it would be a shame to miss them, but look,

at a Gallup is here if you want it, and the world is your lobster. This week we're going

to look at the last ten years of James's reign up until his death. We'll start with

the British Pantations of Ireland and the Intentions with which they were established, then

talk about James's visit to Scotland and the growing sport for Arminianism and distrust

of radical Protestants. And we're going to hear about one of the most horrendous outbreaks

of war and violence across Europe, which will shape foreign policy and domestic policies,

including the extra-ordinary story of the night's adventure.

Now, I read a very good article in the Pappy this morning about how important balanced

and shared history is to the process of healing and building stronger, happier societies.

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