Hello everyone and welcome back to the History of England at a Gallup, 1641 to 1642,

the dissent to war. This covers the period from May 1641 to the end of 1642 and was dealt with

in ten episodes, between 377 and 386. The purpose of the Atta Gallup episodes is to give a

rather more summarised coverage of the period. Should you have got a bit lost in all the detail

and names or just want to go through the history of England at a Gallup? So, just a reminder,

you do not need to listen to this episode, you do not need to at all. You can simply stick

to the numbered detailed episodes, but if you want a refresher or a faster gallup through the

period than this is for you, ladies and gentlemen, this is for you. In the last Atta Gallup episode,

we heard about the King's Wars in Scotland, the Bishop's Wars as they are known, as he tried to

impose the prayer book and cannons on the Scots. These wars led to the need for money in the

calling of Parliament the short Parliament first, Charles's last chance it's thought for a reasonable

deal from the English and Retrospect, and then after the session's second Bishop's War,

the long Parliament when Charles's rule stopped being just personal. We cover the period when the

Junto, the leading faction of the Reformers with the likes of Warwick Essex, John Pym and John

Hamden, strove to find a peaceful compromise with Charles under the leadership of the Earl of

Bedford. Now, if Charles had ever really been prepared to make genuine concessions, they died

with the deaths of two people, the Earl of Bedford from Illness and the Earl of Stafford from

an unfortunate meeting with the Sharp Implement. Today, we're going to hear about how, after the end

of personal rule, politics became personal. The death of Stafford in May 1641 in Retrospect

forms a watershed. His removal had been demanded by all three kingdoms, Ireland, Scotland and England

and Wales, and was meant to ensure the biggest obstacle to compromise was removed and things could

move forward. In fact, it achieved exactly the opposite. Without wanting to indulge in plot

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