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English Civil War
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Parliament Summoned
Parliament summoned and King Charles 1st brings an end to his 11 year reign. -
Parliament Dissolved
King Charles 1st dissolves the short parliament because they would not lend him money in the war against Scotland. -
Long Parliament summoned
King Charles the 1st summons the Long Parliament in a desperate plea for money. -
Battle of Roundaway Down
Sir William Waller's Western Association army destroyed. -
Battle of Gainsborough
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1st Battle of Newbury
the Earl of Essex fights his way back to London. -
Battle of Montgomery
Parliamentarians gain control of central Wales. -
Battle of Naseby
the New Model Army inflicts a crushing defeat on the King's army. -
Battle of Langport
the New Model Army advances into the West and defeats Lord Goring.