01.29 - Impeachment!

After the disastrous Cadiz expedition, Charles calls another
parliament. The small amount of taxation granted the previous year
had been spent before it was even collected, and with the failure
of Wimbledon the Stuart forces were in dire need of reinforcement
and resupply. The only way was taxation, but parliament wanted
something in return. They wanted the Duke of Buckingham's head on a
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https://twitter.com/BritannicaPax In this episode I made particular
use of the following publications: - The Oxford History of the
British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire. - David Smith, The
Stuart Parliaments, 1603-1689 - Kishlasnky, M, A Monarchy
Transformed: 1603-1714 - Historical Collections of Private Passages
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