Edinburgh Castle & Oliver Cromwell: Scotland’s Symbolic Stronghold and England’s Controversial Protector

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

From the volcanic spire above Edinburgh to the battlefield‑turned‑politics of seventeenth‑century England, we unpack how physical dominance and constitutional struggle shaped early modern Britain. By tracing Castle Rock’s shifting occupants and Oliver Cromwell’s rise from farmer to Lord Protector, the episode asks which symbols truly mattered for sovereignty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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