CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words
The 17th Century War of the Three Kingdoms was a momentous period in our history, and one which is very overshadowed. I've been fascinated with it since the age of 10. CavalierCast is dedicated to bringing you informative podcasts covering anything and everything civil war related!
Episodes
38 episodes
Episode 40 - New England
Professor Emerson Baker (Salem State University) discusses 17th centuryNew England.From Royalist, Catholic, and Puritan colonies - hear about their aims, how they were governed, and how the Wars of the Three. Kingdoms affected them. Plus...
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Episode 29 - Hartlebury Castle, Worcestershire
Hartlebury Castle was the home of the Bishops of Worcester for centuries. But in 2022, a chance meeting between historian, Doug Smith, and archaeologist, Tim Cornah led to a whirlwind excavation that brought the civil war back to Hartlebury.&nb...
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Episode 28 - Alice Thornton's Manuscripts
I speak with Professor Cordelia Beattie about the remarkable manuscripts penned by Alice Thornton, a Yorkshire woman who lived through many key events of the 17th century. Though from a well-to-do family, she wasn't rich, and the war affected h...
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Episode 27 - Dunbar Part 2 (Durham Death March)
Historian John Sadler is my guest, speaking about the fates of the 5000 prisoners taken at the Battle of Dunbar and force marched across the border to Durham. Much of their story was forgotten until 2013, when a mass grave was discovered in the...
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Episode 26 - English Civil War Society
I speak to Thomas Zugic, a captain in Lunsford's Regiment of the English Civil War Society, about a forthcoming re-enactment at Hylton Castle, Sunderland.▪️Discover more about the ECWS▪️Find out about this event, as well as some ...
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Episode 24 - Montrose's Military Report
Warwick and I assess the battle record of The Great Montrose & ponder some fascinating 'what if' questions. Do we both agree? ▪️Which victory was his greatest?▪️What might have happened if the king's cavalry had ma...
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Episode 23 - Montrose
Find out more about The Great Montrose & his 'year of miracles'. Montrose's latest biographer, Dominic Pearce, describes the man, his campaigns & relationship with Charles I & II.▪️After a glorious year of miracles, what led ...
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Episode 22 - Civil War Wargaming
Scott Moore, creator of the boardgame 'This War Without an Enemy' joins me to discuss the game, and his interest in the civil wars. ▪️ Which childhood friend, and civil war historian, helped generate his interest in the period?▪...
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Episode 21 - John Hampden
Ian Beckett, a Vice-Chair of the John Hampden Society joins me to talk about this parliamentarian military and political leader. Known as for his civil war regiment of green coats, and opposition to Ship Money tax, Hampden has become an obscure...
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Episode 20 - Civil War Memorial Project
I chat to Simon Marsh, Battlefield and Threat Co-Ordinator for The Battlefields Trust about an exciting new project aimed at recording all civil war memorials and markers across the world.▪️How can you get involved?▪️Hear about so...
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Episode 19 - Coleshill Manor (HS2 Discovery)
Stuart Pierson, of Wessex Archaeologist, who appeared on BBC's 'Digging for Britain' joins me to discuss this amazing discovery.The episode brings you the very latest news about the site and its future, and explores the history of Colesh...
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Episode 18 - Lady Derby & Lathom House
I speak to Jennifer Kewley Draskau (Senior research Fellow - University of Liverpool) who has written a book about Charlotte, Countess of Derby. The Earl of Derby owned Lathom, and garrisoned it for King Charles I's cause in the Civil War. His ...
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Episode 17 - The Levellers.
I speak to John Rees about the Levellers; a movement that was 200 years ahead of its time, and who advocated a more democratic outcome to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. John is a British political activist, academic and writer and one of his b...
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