Charles II with Charles Spencer

This week's guest is Charles Spencer talking Charles II - his escape from the clutches of Parliamentarian forces, his early life during the Civil War and his life in exile. Charles goes on to talk about Charles' reign, and Prince Rupert of the Rhine. Charles is also started a podcast with Richard Coles and Cat Jarman, so we chat about that briefly. Plenty more great guests and subjects coming up so please do subscribe. Charles Spencer Links To Catch A King: Charles II's Great Escape Blenheim: Battle for Europe Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream The Rabbit Hole Detectives Ollie Links Sticky Wicket: From Bodyline to Bairstow - Aspects of History Ollie on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices