
01.10 - The Flight of the Earls
The king wrestles with his parliament (not literally) as Ireland faces the post-war world
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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Show Notes
A closer look at how James attempts to unite his kingdoms into one body, and the difficulty he faced. In Ireland, the English yoke tightens around both the Gaelic and Anglo-Irish in the wake of the Nine Year's War.
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In this episode I made particular use of the following publications:
- Smith, David L., The Stuart parliaments, 1603-1689. (1999)
- David Edwards, 'Political Change and Social Transformation, 1603–1641', in The Cambridge History of Ireland: 1550–1730
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