OU on the BBC: Civil War - About the series
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 02 Sep 2008
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
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 02 Sep 2008
Tristram Hunt tells the not-too-distant story of how the King was toppled and a Commonwealth established - only for Monarchy to return.
John Lilburne and the Levellers
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 07 Jan 2001
Inspiring a battle over land rather than religion: John Lilburne and The Levellers
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 07 Jan 2001
Handsome and wise: Charles placed his hopes in Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Naseby
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 07 Jan 2001
Against advice, Charles led his men to a messy, bloody defeat at Naseby
Man of Blood
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 07 Jan 2001
By ignoring God's will, the New Model Army believed Charles had become a man of blood
Taking Sides - Parliament and the King
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 07 Jan 2001
Charles I needed their support; they listed their grievances. There was no way back for Parliament and King
Timeline 1649
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 07 Jan 2001
A year-by-year guide to the key events of the Civil War
Laudians and Puritans
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 07 Jan 2001
Two groups struggling for preferment: The Laudians and the Puritans
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury 1573 - 1645
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 07 Jan 2001
Lowly-born, rising to be Archbishop, but ultimately executed.
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