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Civil War: The Siege of Chester

Audiobook

Melvyn Bragg follows his long historical exploration of the Routes of English with Voices of the Powerless, the BBC Radio 4 series in which he explores the lives of the ordinary working men and women of Britain at critical moments across the last 1,000 years.

At the beginning of his reign, King Charles I faced a perennial problem for English monarchs, how to raise the money and resources needed to wage war.

When Parliament failed to vote for the taxes needed, Charles tried to impose taxation through customs dues and forced loans, imprisoning those who refused to pay.

This episode was first broadcast in 2002.

Guidance: due to the archive nature of the recording the sound quality may vary.


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Series: Voices of the Powerless Publisher: BBC Audio Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781408496763
  • File size: 14287 KB
  • Release date: May 3, 2011
  • Duration: 00:29:45

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781408496763
  • File size: 14292 KB
  • Release date: May 3, 2011
  • Duration: 00:29:45
  • Number of parts: 1

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OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

subjects

History Nonfiction

Languages

English

Melvyn Bragg follows his long historical exploration of the Routes of English with Voices of the Powerless, the BBC Radio 4 series in which he explores the lives of the ordinary working men and women of Britain at critical moments across the last 1,000 years.

At the beginning of his reign, King Charles I faced a perennial problem for English monarchs, how to raise the money and resources needed to wage war.

When Parliament failed to vote for the taxes needed, Charles tried to impose taxation through customs dues and forced loans, imprisoning those who refused to pay.

This episode was first broadcast in 2002.

Guidance: due to the archive nature of the recording the sound quality may vary.


Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    BBC Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781408496763
    File size: 14287 KB
    Release date: May 3, 2011
    Duration: 00:29:45

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781408496763
    File size: 14292 KB
    Release date: May 3, 2011
    Duration: 00:29:45
    Number of parts: 1

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English