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Total war - 1645

Total war - 1645 Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
It was to be a year in which the vector of victory would swoop round: 1645
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Formation of a Royalist Party

Formation of a Royalist Party Creative commons imageCredit: Salam Virji under CC-BY-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Charles' supporters come together with the formation of a Royalist Party
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Pride's Purge

Pride's Purge Copyrighted imageCredit: 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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Taking Sides: Divided Loyalities

Taking Sides: Divided Loyalities Copyrighted imageCredit: 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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The Breakdown - Scottish Origins of the Civil War

The Breakdown - Scottish Origins of the Civil War Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Charles' attempts to rule three kingdoms as one explains the Scottish Origins of the Civil War
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England and Wales - The Balance of Power 1642 - 1645

England and Wales - The Balance of Power 1642 - 1645 Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
A map shows the balance of power between 1642 and 1645
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The Long Parliament

The Long Parliament Copyrighted imageCredit: 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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Tremors - James VI / I and the Union of Crowns

Tremors - James VI / I and the Union of Crowns Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
James Stuart moved two nations closer together through the Union of the Crowns
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Taking Sides - War 1642-1644

Taking Sides - War 1642-1644 Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Discontent had begat disagreement; disagreement led to war
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Prisoner of the Army

Prisoner of the Army Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Radical and convinced of their righteousness, had Parliament become a prisoner of the army?
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