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OU on the BBC: Civil War - About the series

OU on the BBC: Civil War - About the series Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 02 Sep 2008
By The Civil War team
The English Civil War was part of a wider struggle for supremacy between Catholics and Protestants in Europe.
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OU on the BBC: Civil War

OU on the BBC: Civil War Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 02 Sep 2008
By The Civil War team
Tristram Hunt tells the not-too-distant story of how the King was toppled and a Commonwealth established - only for Monarchy to return.
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The Second Bishops' War

The Second Bishops' War Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Charles was once again outflanked during the Second Bishops' War
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Ireland erupts

Ireland erupts Creative commons image Credit: Kenneth Allen under CC-BY-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Never a quiet nation, once again the fate of all the Kingdoms is thrown into doubt when Ireland erupts
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Oliver Cromwell, 1599 - 1658

Oliver Cromwell, 1599 - 1658 Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
A head of state who wasn't born to the job? Cromwell led the country into new territory.
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Edgehill

Edgehill Creative commons image Credit: Walwyn under CC-BY-NC licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Edgehill: an account of the battle
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Timeline 1638

Timeline 1638 Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
A year-by-year guide to the key events of the Civil War
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Total War - Parliament

Total War - Parliament Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Inspired by Cromwell, and in the face of possible defeat, a new approach was needed by Parliament
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The English Civil War: Taking Sides - 1641 - 1644 - Introduction

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The English Civil War: Taking Sides - 1641 - 1644 - Introduction Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By Tristram Hunt
Tristram Hunt introduces the third section of our exploration of the Civil War: Taking Sides.
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Major protagonists during the thirty years war

Major protagonists during the thirty years war Creative commons image Credit: Iversonic under CC-BY-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Compared with Elizabeth, Charles seemed weak when confronted with the protagonists of the 30 Years' War
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