Synopsis
Charles's predicament worsens. With the Queen implicated in the Irish rebellion, the King tries to buy off Pym by offering him the position of chancellor of the exchequer.
- Programme: Charles I: Downfall of a King
- Episode: 2: A Nation Divided
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2019
- History
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