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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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07 Jan 2001
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Pride's Purge114
To clear the way for a trial of the King, first Parliament had to be 'cleansed' by Pride's purge
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07 Jan 2001
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Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll 1598 - 1661114
A Covenanter who was nevertheless happy to accept a title from Charles.
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07 Jan 2001
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Raising the standard114
Charles I called for the support of his people
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07 Jan 2001
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The Breakdown - Scottish Origins of the Civil War 114
Charles' attempts to rule three kingdoms as one explains the Scottish Origins of the Civil War
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07 Jan 2001
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07 Jan 2001
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Taking Sides: Divided Loyalities114
As the country became ever more mired in war, there was no way to avoid taking sides
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07 Jan 2001
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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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