Sovereign of the Seas

17/11/2021 43 min Temporada 1 Episodio 2

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Episode Synopsis

Our hero, the herring, and the sad story of C17th struggles for British maritime sovereignty and fishing limits, the chopping down of Chopwell Wood and the chopping off of Charles I's head, not to mention the fishy obsessions of the House of Stuart - together with The Herring Buss, a traditional jig played by Rob Harbron, the herripedia's Official English Concertina Player.
O.00 Titles / In Chopwell Wood with Ceoppa and Charles I;
3.05 Back in my study with the herring mad House of Stuart;
10.30 The Herring Buss, played by Rob Harbron;
11.50 Herrings moves up the political agenda;
15.05 The Herring Buss reprise;
15.10 Sovereignty, fishing limits & Charles I's vision;
23:30 The Herring Buss reprise;
23:40 Sovereign of the Seas, Thomas Heywood & Chopwell Wood;
31:00 The Herring Buss reprise
31:15 Ship Money & ship spending, Thomases Cary & Carew, Charles I's last words;
41.30 The Herring Buss reprise;
42.05 Acknowledgements;

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