Four Lectures on the English Revolution

In these four lectures, the speaker invites listeners to reconsider the English Revolution—a period so familiar to scholars that its true character often slips through the cracks of partisan or overly dry accounts. He argues that past historians have either stripped the era of its vivid human drama or, in emphasizing individual personalities, have ignored the powerful currents of custom, institution, and circumstance that shaped events. By placing the upheaval within a broader sweep of European history, he seeks to illuminate the clash between personal ambition and the hidden wisdom of the world.

The series moves beyond simple political binaries, showing how the conflict was not merely a battle between royal hierarchy and emerging notions of grace‑based liberty. It challenges modern readers to see the Revolution as the concluding act of a longer drama that began with the Reformation, where each side believed it acted on reason. Listeners will come away with a richer, more nuanced portrait of a pivotal moment that still echoes in today’s political imagination.