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OU on the BBC: Civil War - About the series

OU on the BBC: Civil War - About the series Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
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.

OU on the BBC: Civil War

OU on the BBC: Civil War Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
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

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

Prince Rupert of the Rhine Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
Handsome and wise: Charles placed his hopes in Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Naseby

Naseby Creative commons imageCredit: traed mawr under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
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

Man of Blood Copyright free imageCredit: Public domain
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

Taking Sides - Parliament and the King Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
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

Timeline 1649 Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
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

Laudians and Puritans Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
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

William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury 1573 - 1645 Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
Lowly-born, rising to be Archbishop, but ultimately executed.