{"podcast":{"title":"The History of England","slug":"the-history-of-england-745187","podcast_index_feed_id":745187,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/9c4dc3cd-147f-442d-b0d3-033f45c2648c","website_url":"https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/611e6f1506c05e01b3f408d6/1727530119325-13a67259-6211-45cf-a5a5-466ce308f509.jpeg","author":"David Crowther","episode_count":515,"summary":"This my re-telling of the story of England. I aim to be honest, and rigorous - but always loving of my country's history. It is a regular, chronological podcast, starting from the end of Roman Britain. There are as many of the great events I can squeeze in, of course, but I also try to keep an eye on how people lived, their language, what was important to them, the forces that shaped their lives and destinies, that sort of thing. To listen free of adverts, support the podcast, access a library of 150+ hours of shedcasts of me warbling on, and get new shedcasts every month, why not become a member at https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/become-a-member ? You know it makes sense... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T06:21:08.655156+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-england-745187"},"episode":{"title":"AAG 1666-1685 How Merrie is your Monarch?","slug":"aag-1666-1685-how-merrie-is-your-monarch","published_at":"2026-06-27T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-england-745187/aag-1666-1685-how-merrie-is-your-monarch","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-england-745187","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thehistoryofengland/episodes/aag-1666-1685-how-merrie-is-your-monarch","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thehistoryofengland/e/6a3bdf245a67dba1ad20d190/media.mp3","summary":"The Dutch raid on the Medway effectively brought the Second Anglo Dutchto an end, and also the honeymoon period. From 1667 to 1681, Charles sought to play off factions in parliament, to keep his freedom of action, enhance royal power where he could and court the French - their friendship, and bribes. The public announcement of James' catholicism in 1677 became the driving factor in an increasingly unruly politics, of Whig and Tory. Until at the Oxford parliament in 1681, Charles chose one side - the Tory. He would never allow parliament to sit again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The Dutch raid on the Medway effectively brought the Second Anglo Dutchto an end, and also the honeymoon period. From 1667 to 1681, Charles sought to play…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4068,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-of-england-745187/episodes/aag-1666-1685-how-merrie-is-your-monarch/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-england-745187/aag-1666-1685-how-merrie-is-your-monarch.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}