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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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Court of Charles I

Court of Charles I Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Bad influences riddled the Court of Charles I
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Pride's Purge

Pride's Purge Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
To clear the way for a trial of the King, first Parliament had to be 'cleansed' by Pride's purge
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Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll 1598 - 1661

Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll 1598 - 1661 Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
A Covenanter who was nevertheless happy to accept a title from Charles.
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Raising the standard

Raising the standard Creative commons image Credit: hans s under CC-BY-ND licence
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Charles I called for the support of his people
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The European Dimension: By map

The European Dimension: By map Copyrighted image Credit: The Open University
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
The English Civil War was not just a domestic war - it was influenced by, and in turn impacted upon, events in Europe
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Total War - Charles: Tactics and Personality

Total War - Charles: Tactics and Personality Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
As the figurehead of the struggle, a lot came down to Charles' tactics and personality
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The Grand Remonstrance

The Grand Remonstrance Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Pym took the dispute to the people with the publication of the Grand Remonstrance
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The Long Parliament

The Long Parliament Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
One man dominated the longest, most fractious sessions in government history: The Long Parliament
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