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The Civil War team
The Open University, Programme and web teams
Presented by Tristram Hunt, The Open University - BBC Civil War programmes explored the most turbulent time in British political history.
The Civil War team's activities
Browse 111 OpenLearn items The Civil War team has worked on
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Copyright free: Public domain
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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Aftershocks - The Restoration 114
The imperfect development of political consciousness in the mid- seventeenth century is revealed in the Stuart Restoration
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07 Jan 2001
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Man of Blood114
By ignoring God's will, the New Model Army believed Charles had become a man of blood
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07 Jan 2001
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The English Civil War: Glossary114
From Absolutism to Whig, with Puritan and Popery somewhere in between, all the key terms are in our glossary
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07 Jan 2001
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Attack on Parliament and flight of the King114
A monarch facing down his parliament, and losing: The attack on parliament and the flight of the king
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07 Jan 2001
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The Breakdown - Early years of Charles I 114
Not having been born to the throne, there were many mistakes in the early reign of Charles I
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07 Jan 2001
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07 Jan 2001
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Tremors - Reformation & Counter-reformation England 114
Henry VIII's desire for divorce sparks a reformation in England
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07 Jan 2001
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Balance of power 1642 - 1645114
Follow the shifting balance of power as the Civil War unfolds across England and Wales
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07 Jan 2001
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Flashpoints of the second Civil War114
As he was defying God, Charles would have to be certain of winning at the flashpoints of the Second Civil War
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07 Jan 2001
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Irish Plantations: By map114
Developments in Ireland were a major factor in the English Civil War. Plot the impact of the war on Ireland as events unfolded with our series of maps of the Irish plantations
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07 Jan 2001
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Taking Sides - Parliament and the King 114
Charles I needed their support; they listed their grievances. There was no way back for Parliament and King
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07 Jan 2001
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The Breakdown - The Crisis Escalates 114
The Short and Long Parliaments provided a forum for discontent - and so the crisis escalated
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07 Jan 2001
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07 Jan 2001
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Tremors - The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I114
One of the great figures of British history: Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen
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07 Jan 2001

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