Charles, yet again, calls a parliament in search of taxation, but the Commons are willing to negotiate. In return for an acknowledgement that Charles had acted illegally, they will grant him subsidies. The ever-present thorn that is the Duke of Buckingham hasn't gone away, and the king still protects him from political attack. But impeachment isn't the only way to remove an evil counsellor...

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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
• The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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