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OpenLearn Live: 9th October 2015

OpenLearn Live: 9th October 2015 Creative commons image Alan Feebery under CC-BY-NC-ND licence under Creative-Commons license
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 09 Oct 2015
By The OpenLearn team
Completing our tour of Rutland, the plight of ex-MPs, creating characters, poetry & Nobel prizes. Then more free learning through the day.
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The English Civil War: Tremors - Introduction

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The English Civil War: Tremors - Introduction Copyrighted image Copyright: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 09 Jun 2015
By Tristram Hunt, The Civil War team
Tristram Hunt introduces the section that explores the gathering rumblings before the war.
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King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649 Copyrighted image Copyright: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 09 Jun 2015
By The Civil War team
First he lost his parliament; then his throne; then his head. Find out more about the King of England during this bloody era. 
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Charles I

Charles I Copyrighted image Copyright: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 03 Jun 2015
By The Civil War team
Vain, arrogant, short-sighted and cruel. Meet King Charles I
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OU on the BBC: Civil War

OU on the BBC: Civil War Copyrighted image Copyright: 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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OU on the BBC: Civil War - About the series

OU on the BBC: Civil War - About the series Copyrighted image Copyright: 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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The English Civil War: The Breakdown - Introduction

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The English Civil War: The Breakdown - Introduction Copyrighted image Copyright: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By Tristram Hunt
Tristram Hunt introduces the second section of the Civil War: The Breakdown of relationships in the nations.
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The English Civil War: Total War- 1644 - 1646 - Introduction

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The English Civil War: Total War- 1644 - 1646 - Introduction Copyrighted image Copyright: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By Tristram Hunt
Tristram Hunt introduces the fourth chapter of our retelling of the Civil War: Total War.
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The English Civil War: The Endgame - 1646 - 1649 - Introduction

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The English Civil War: The Endgame - 1646 - 1649 - Introduction Copyrighted image Copyright: Wark Clements
Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By Tristram Hunt
Tristram Hunt introduces the fifth chapter of the Civil War: the Endgame.
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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 Copyright: 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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