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Here's John Batchelor.

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I'm John Batchelor.

Continuing with Professor Jonathan Healy of Oxford University,

he teaches history.

He is also the author of The Blood and Water Winter, a new book about the England on the brink of Civil War, 1642.

Great Britain is a concept invented by James I, who was also James VI of Scotland, who follows Elizabeth and takes the crown of England in 1603.

His first son, the man they believe will be the next king, Henry, died suddenly at age of 18.

His second son, Charles, becomes king when James dies in 1625.

It is now 15 years later, and Charles has been king successfully, in his opinion, and mine,

for some time ruling without Parliament.

Nobody to say no to him.

At the same time, Scotland has gone into dissent. Ireland is always dissenting,

and though he is the king of Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales,

it can appear to be coming apart, not holding together. At the same time, Charles has to deal with an unruly parliament that has factions.

I learned from Jonathan that we're about to plunge into Charles' solution for the factions

in parliament and how he can regain the authority of his kingship to put together an army to march on Scotland,

or because the revolt starts again in Ireland,

they're always revolting every so many years.

He can put together an army to march on Ireland.

The only thing that unites, in fact,

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