The Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Why a ‘Civil War’ Was Just One Piece of a Bigger Puzzle

We examine the wars that shook England, Scotland and Ireland under Charles I, exploring how religious conflict, parliamentary power struggles and national identities turned a local succession dispute into a multi‑kingdom war. The episode shows what survives in contemporary evidence, where historians disagree and how the outcome reshaped Britain’s constitutional trajectory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices