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The Roots of the Irish Rebellion

The Roots of the Irish Rebellion Copyrighted imageCredit: 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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Ireland erupts

Ireland erupts Creative commons imageCredit: Kenneth Allen under CC-BY-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Never a quiet nation, once again the fate of all the Kingdoms is thrown into doubt when Ireland erupts
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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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The English Civil War: The Endgame - 1646 - 1649 - Introduction

Featuring: Video
The English Civil War: The Endgame - 1646 - 1649 - Introduction Copyrighted imageCredit: 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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Year of Miracles

Year of Miracles Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
With Parliamentarian armies occupied in England, Royalist forces made short work of Scottish opponents and had a year of miracles
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The First Bishops' War

The First Bishops' War Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
Not going the King's way: Charles faced a setback in the First Bishops' War
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Parliament - Splits and Divisions

Parliament - Splits and Divisions Copyrighted imageCredit: 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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Endgame - Regicide

Endgame - Regicide Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
The King had gone too far - and Parliament weighed the ultimate sanction: Regicide
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Truce in Ireland

Truce in Ireland Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Jan 2001
By The Civil War team
While Charles enjoyed military success on the mainland, he attempted to secure a truce in Ireland
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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 imageCredit: 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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