The Short and Long Parliaments provided a forum for discontent - and so the crisis escalated

In a bid to lift the siege of York, Rupert embarked on a march to Marston Moor

The conflict had a different complexion with the arrival of war in Ireland

A map shows the balance of power between 1642 and 1645

Never a quiet nation, once again the fate of all the Kingdoms is thrown into doubt when Ireland erupts

Follow the shifting balance of power as the Civil War unfolds across England and Wales

Fear that generousity to Catholics might lead to a full switch back to Rome sparked the Glorious Revolution

This extract from Alban Butler's 18th Century work on the lives of the saints tells the story of England's patron saint.

It has been said that arches never sleep, that they are almost living in the way they adapt to change. Using case studies of Ely Cathedral in England and Chartres in France, the tracks on this album examine the way in which the design of arches developed in the early middle ages, and use mathematical models to explore some of the problems faced and overcome by the stone masons. This material makes up part of the course MST209, Mathematical methods and models.