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The Roots of the Irish Rebellion

The Roots of the Irish Rebellion Copyrighted image Credit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
What were the roots of the Irish Rebellion?
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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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Parliament - Splits and Divisions

Parliament - Splits and Divisions Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Parliament wouldn't be Parliament without a few splits and divisions
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Strafford on trial

Strafford on trial Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
The odds were being stacked even as he was being arraigned: Strafford on trial
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Taking Sides: Divided Loyalities

Taking Sides: Divided Loyalities Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
As the country became ever more mired in war, there was no way to avoid taking sides
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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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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 Putney Debates

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Questions of suffrage and property were at the heart of the Putney Debates
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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 Credit: 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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John Pym 1583 - 1643

John Pym 1583 - 1643 Copyrighted image Credit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Even death would not mark the end of the struggle for John Pym.
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