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Book Title: The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Author: Jonathan HealeyHeadline: Introducing Revolutionary England: 1603-1689

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Book Title: The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Author: Jonathan HealeyHeadline: Introducing Revolutionary England: 1603-1689

The book by Jonathan Healey introduces James I and the English revolutionary times, from 1603 to 1689. It covers a period that was very violent and difficult to generalize about, leading to the Glorious Revolution. This era sponsored 18th-century peace, stability, and the building of the British Empire. The book aims to unify political and social history, exploring how 17th-century arguments influenced the founders of the United States.
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0:31.6

It is 1605 in London. A discovery is made in the vaults below the building where the king and his family will gather for an important presentation.

0:44.3

To court, the king is James I of England, James 6th of Scotland.

0:50.3

He is the beginning monarch that understands the challenge ahead of him is to deal with a country

0:58.6

that is both rich and divided, divided by religion, divided by government, divided by region, divided by

1:05.3

region, divided by the vicissitudes of nature.

1:09.9

And I now turn to Jonathan Healy.

1:13.6

His new book, The Blazing World, introduces James I, as a way of understanding what we remember in America

1:21.1

as the English Revolutionary Times, very violent, extremely difficult to generalize about, and leading to the glorious

1:32.3

revolution that was the sponsor of peace and stability in the 18th century, and the imperial

1:39.3

project then became serious, the building of the Great British Empire.

1:44.2

Jonathan is an historian.

1:45.7

He's an associate professor in social history at Oxford University.

1:50.5

Jonathan, congratulations and a very good evening to you.

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