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Marston Moor

Marston Moor Creative commons imageCredit: Steve Partridge under CC-BY-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
A personal slight and a desire to loot shoes cost the Royalists Marston Moor
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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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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
By The Civil War team
Charles I needed their support; they listed their grievances. There was no way back for Parliament and King
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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 imageCredit: 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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Total War - Parliament

Total War - Parliament Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Inspired by Cromwell, and in the face of possible defeat, a new approach was needed by Parliament
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Scottish invasion into Northern England

Scottish invasion into Northern England Copyrighted imageCredit: 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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The Highland Dimension

The Highland Dimension Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Religion and taxes were nothing alongside clan loyalties, skewing the Highland Dimension
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Newbury and Donnington

Newbury and Donnington Creative commons imageCredit: Michael Keen under CC-BY-NC-ND licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
The Parliamentarians sailed close to split after defeat at Newbury and Donnington
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Rupert's march to Marston Moor

Rupert's march to Marston Moor Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
In a bid to lift the siege of York, Rupert embarked on a march to Marston Moor
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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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