01.26 - The King is Dead
James oversees his last parliament, as the last chance of peace slips away.
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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Show Notes
With the return of Buckingham and Charles from Madrid, the last chance for a diplomatic answer to the Thirty Years War fades away. As James' health worsens, his son and his favourite try and harness parliament to their own ends, which would one day backfire.
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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
- Michael B Young, King James and the History of Homosexuality
- David Smith, The Stuart Parliaments, 1603-1689
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