Marston Moor marked the start of a new, deeper phase of the war
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New Model Army
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Inspired by Cromwell, and in the face of possible defeat, a new approach was needed by Parliament
Category: History
It was to be a year in which the vector of victory would swoop round: 1645
Category: History
Inspired by Cromwell, and in the face of possible defeat, a new approach was needed by Parliament
Category: History
Fair pay, and a freedom from meddling MPs formed the heart of Cromwell's plans for a New Model Army
Category: History
As the figurehead of the struggle, a lot came down to Charles' tactics and personality
Category: History
It was to be short, but brutal: the Second Civil War
Category: History
The King had gone too far - and Parliament weighed the ultimate sanction: Regicide
Category: History
Two years of an uneasy peace were about to end with the engagement
Category: History
Charles was still the King in the eyes of the grandees - but under threat from rank and file radicalism
Category: History
Inspiring a battle over land rather than religion: John Lilburne and The Levellers
Category: History
It was fear of land reform that led to Charles' failed escape
Category: History
Radical and convinced of their righteousness, had Parliament become a prisoner of the army?
Category: History
While Charles fled his captors, the army debated what the new world should look like. It wasn't peaceful between the wars
Category: History
To clear the way for a trial of the King, first Parliament had to be 'cleansed' by Pride's purge
Category: History
As he was defying God, Charles would have to be certain of winning at the flashpoints of the Second Civil War
Category: History
By ignoring God's will, the New Model Army believed Charles had become a man of blood
Category: History