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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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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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John Lilburne and the Levellers

John Lilburne and the Levellers
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Inspiring a battle over land rather than religion: John Lilburne and The Levellers
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine 1619 - 1682

Prince Rupert of the Rhine 1619 - 1682 Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
A royal nephew who swapped sides.
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Scottish invasion into Northern England

Scottish invasion into Northern England Copyrighted image Credit: photos.com
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Follow the map showing the Scottish invasion into northern England
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Timeline 1639

Timeline 1639 Copyrighted image Credit: photos.com
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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December 1645

December 1645 Creative commons image Credit: John Winterbottom under CC-BY-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
The Royalists were facing a rout in the heartlands of England by December 1645
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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 Credit: 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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Henrietta Maria

Henrietta Maria Creative commons image Credit: mharrsch under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
A genuine love story, a terrible judge of the political temperature: Charles' queen Henrietta Maria
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