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Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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Irish Confederate Wars
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Edgehill
The first battle. The Royalist weren’t able to take London and defeat the Parliamentarians. -
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1st Civil War
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Solemn League and Convenant
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Marston moor
The combined forces of the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester and the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and the Marquess of Newcastle. -
A Directory for the Publique Worship of God
The Directory for Public Worship is a liturgical manual produced by the Westminster Assembly to replace the Book of Common Prayer. Approved by the Parliament of England and Scotland, the year after. -
Naseby
Near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire. The Parliamentarian New Model Army, commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, destroyed the main Royalist army under Charles I and Prince Rupert. -
The King in prison
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Putney debates
A series of discussions over the political settlement that should follow Parliament's victory over Charles I. -
The Battle of Preston
Fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire, resulted in a victory for the New Model Army under the command of Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists and Scots commanded by the Duke of Hamilton. The Parliamentarian victory presaged the end of the Second English Civil War. -
Pride’s purge
Soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England. -
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2nd Civil War
It took place between February to August 1648 in England and Wales. -
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Oliver Cromwell
Head of state. Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1553 to 1558. -
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The Interregnum
The Interregnum was the period between the execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 and the arrival of his son Charles II in London on 29 May 1660 which marked the start of the Restoration. -
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The Commonwealth
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Cromwell Ian conquest of Ireland
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The execution of Charles I
He was beheaded outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall. The execution was the culmination of political and military conflicts between the royalists and the parliamentarians in England during the English Civil War, leading to the capture and trial of Charles I, the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The parliamentarian High Court of Justice declared the sentence. -
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3rd Civil War