03.38 - "The Very Scum of Scums"

Lord Protector Cromwell dispatches a huge fleet of warships to the
Caribben to conquer the Spanish colonies. But once the expedition
reaches Barbados, they discover that reality doesn't match with
expectations. This episode could not have been written without the
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1629-1660, 2004. Ian Gentles, The New Model Army: Agent of
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