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Browse 111 OpenLearn items The Civil War team has worked on
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Endgame - Regicide 114
The King had gone too far - and Parliament weighed the ultimate sanction: Regicide
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14 May 2018
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The English Civil War: Tremors - Introduction114
Tristram Hunt introduces the section that explores the gathering rumblings before the war.
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09 Jun 2015
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King Charles I, 1600 - 1649114
First he lost his parliament; then his throne; then his head. Find out more about the King of England during this bloody era.
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09 Jun 2015
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03 Jun 2015
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OU on the BBC: Civil War - About the series114
The English Civil War was part of a wider struggle for supremacy between Catholics and Protestants in Europe.
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02 Sep 2008
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OU on the BBC: Civil War114
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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02 Sep 2008
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The Long Parliament114
One man dominated the longest, most fractious sessions in government history: The Long Parliament
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07 Jan 2001
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Endgame - Between the wars 114
While Charles fled his captors, the army debated what the new world should look like. It wasn't peaceful between the wars
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07 Jan 2001
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James Graham, Marquis of Montrose 1612 - 1650114
A successful general in Scotland, but eventually betrayed
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07 Jan 2001
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Formation of a Royalist Party114
Charles' supporters come together with the formation of a Royalist Party
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07 Jan 2001
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The European Dimension: By map114
The English Civil War was not just a domestic war - it was influenced by, and in turn impacted upon, events in Europe
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07 Jan 2001
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Total War - Charles: Tactics and Personality 114
As the figurehead of the struggle, a lot came down to Charles' tactics and personality
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07 Jan 2001
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The Grand Remonstrance114
Pym took the dispute to the people with the publication of the Grand Remonstrance
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07 Jan 2001
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The Short Parliament114
Called reluctantly, the King quickly dissolved the Short Parliament
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07 Jan 2001
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Prisoner of the Army114
Radical and convinced of their righteousness, had Parliament become a prisoner of the army?
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07 Jan 2001
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John Pym 1583 - 1643114
Even death would not mark the end of the struggle for John Pym.
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07 Jan 2001
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Taking Sides - The Irish Dimension 114
It wasn't just religion and Scottish nationalism in the mix - there was also an Irish dimension
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07 Jan 2001
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The Roots of the Irish Rebellion114
What were the roots of the Irish Rebellion?
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07 Jan 2001
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Oliver Cromwell114
Could a lack of funds have been the key role in the conversion of Oliver Cromwell?
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07 Jan 2001
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Total War - 1644-1645114
Marston Moor marked the start of a new, deeper phase of the war
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07 Jan 2001
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