English Civil War
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The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 163
The Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645, a Parliamentarian victory considered to be the turning point of the English Civil War
Charles I believed in the divine right of kings; painting by Van Dyck
Henrietta Maria, painted by Peter Lely, 1660
A sitting of the Long Parliament, 1640
Charles I of England
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Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
English Civil War
…had its own specific issues and objectives. The First English Civil War was fought primarily over the correct balance of power between Parliament and Charles I. It ended in June 1646 with Royalist defeat and the king in custody. However, victory exposed Parliamentarian divisions over the nature of the political…
Engraving by Simon de Passe of Charles and his parents, King James and Queen Anne, c. 1612
Portrait by Robert Peake the Elder, c. 1611
Portrait of Charles as Prince of Wales after Daniel Mytens, c. 1623