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English Civil War (1642-1651)


English Civil War was series of conflicts between the English Parliament and King Charles I. The basis for the conflict was the way Charles I saw his role as a king - as divine given power to decide over the land and laws, while Parliament was trying to introduce the constitutional monarchy. After 11 years of personal rule of Charles I, during which period he did not called a Parliament, the finances of monarchy were in poor condition and king was unable to raise revenue without Parliament, so when the Scotland was again rebelling against the crown he called the Parliament again in 1640, demanding funds for the army. The MPs were reluctant to finance another war, so they put conditions - they will grant the money in exchange for king giving up some of his prerogatives.

Charles I wasn’t planning to negotiate his position as the head of the state, which lead to an open conflict against the Parliament forces. Despite early victories Royalists forces were unable to defeat the "Roundheads" (Parliamentarians). They did not realize that Oliver Cromwell and other commanders of the Parliament forces were studying the tactics and strategies that were used in recent conflicts (f.e. Dutch war for independence) and prepared a New Model Army, more disciplined and better trained pikemen, who were the new force able to stop the charge of cavalry.

Defeat after defeat lead to arrest of King Charles I and later his execution for treason - it was revealed that he negotiated with Scots, Irish, French and Dutch forces in order to get their armies involved in the war on his side. After his death Commonwealth of England was introduced and later The Protectorate under personal rule of Oliver Cromwell.


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Major battles of English Civil War

Battle of Edgehill war movies

Battle of Edgehill
23 October 1642

Battle of Edgehill was part of the First English Civil War, a conflict between King Charles I and the Parliament forces over the political structure of the country - king was trying to keep his prerogatives while the Parliament was trying to introduce constitutional monarchy. The Battle of Edgehill was a pitched battle (or set piece battle), which means that both sided have arranged the place a...

Battle of Naseby war movies

Battle of Naseby
14 June 1645

Battle of Naseby was part of the First English Civil War, a conflict between King Charles I and the Parliament forces over the political structure of the country - king was trying to keep his prerogatives while the Parliament was trying to introduce constitutional monarchy. After the Royalists have taken the Parliamentarian stronghold of Leicester the forces of King Charles I were moving north ...





War movies about English Civil War

Cromwell 1970 war movie

Cromwell 1970

Oliver Cromwell becomes a leader of revolt against the unjust reign of King Charles I, the civil war that changed the England forever.



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