Greg Jenner

Toussaint, do you want to guess how long this personal rule no parliament is?

Sensible guess. It's 11 years.

Sensible guess. It's 11 years.

It's a good point, John. I mean, is he raising cash just in his own way then? He's not getting Parliament to pass these laws for him?

It's a good point, John. I mean, is he raising cash just in his own way then? He's not getting Parliament to pass these laws for him?

Right. Tucson, if you need to sort of rustle up, I don't know, let's say three billion quid. What strategies would you go for?

Right. Tucson, if you need to sort of rustle up, I don't know, let's say three billion quid. What strategies would you go for?

I mean, that might work. I don't know. Maybe that works in some dictatorships. I don't know. But I think that tends to lead to hyperinflation. But, you know, I'm not an economist. Something he does do is he turns to ship money. What is ship money?

I mean, that might work. I don't know. Maybe that works in some dictatorships. I don't know. But I think that tends to lead to hyperinflation. But, you know, I'm not an economist. Something he does do is he turns to ship money. What is ship money?

You can see the tensions rising here, Tucson, I think, because the king is he's just doing what he wants. So we've already mentioned tension between the kind of the high church situation. Anglicans and the ones who are sort of almost a bit Catholic and the Puritans. What is Armenianism? Is it this high church thing you mentioned?

You can see the tensions rising here, Tucson, I think, because the king is he's just doing what he wants. So we've already mentioned tension between the kind of the high church situation. Anglicans and the ones who are sort of almost a bit Catholic and the Puritans. What is Armenianism? Is it this high church thing you mentioned?

OK, so William Lord, it's Lord L-A-U-D. And there's a vicar called Peter Titley who sounds fun. Not because of his name. I mean, maybe a bit because of his name.

OK, so William Lord, it's Lord L-A-U-D. And there's a vicar called Peter Titley who sounds fun. Not because of his name. I mean, maybe a bit because of his name.

Okay, so the anti-Puritan push of the 1630s also enters a surprising arena, which is sports. Toussaint, what kind of things are you imagining here? I'll be generous. There aren't that many formalized sports in the 1630s.

Okay, so the anti-Puritan push of the 1630s also enters a surprising arena, which is sports. Toussaint, what kind of things are you imagining here? I'll be generous. There aren't that many formalized sports in the 1630s.

Yeah, so the kind of high church Armenian style sports.

Yeah, so the kind of high church Armenian style sports.

Strong.

Strong.

There's also the wits and ales. So the brewing of ales, which I think is, again, the Puritans are against. So we've got this sort of culture war. The king is ramping up the culture war on one side. The Puritans are pushing back. But we also then get the cost of living crisis again, John. Why is this crisis happening? It's not... Inflation, is it?