01.17 - The Sun is Gone Out
War is brewing, and the Great Equaliser comes for Earls and Princes
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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Show Notes
We say goodbye to the Earl of Salisbury, chief minister of King James in England. He had failed to bring parliament and king together, but he was indispensible to the government. International alliances are found with the Palatinate, as war brews on the continent, and the Great Equaliser comes for the Crown Prince.
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In this episode I made particular use of the following publications:
- Alan Stewart, The Cradle King: A Life of James VI and I
- Pauline Croft, King James
- Eric Lindquist, 'The Last Years of the First Earl of Salisbury, 1610-1612’
- Alison Plowden, The Stuart Princesses
- The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
For a full bibliography, see the website.
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