Charles inherited three kingdoms, each different in politics, administration, and culture. We also hear about the 1622 Massacre, the transformation of Virginia into a Crown Colony, and the marriage between Charles and Henrietta Maria, Princess of France.

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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. Oxford University Press

- Bottigheimer, K. S. (1978). ‘The westward enterprise : English activities in Ireland, the Atlantic and America, 1480-1650'

- Canny, N. (2001). Making Ireland British, 1580-1650. Oxford: Oxford University Press

- Kishlasnky, M, A Monarchy Transformed: 1603-1714

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