English Civil War
1642-48 Also known as the Great Rebellion. Armed conflict between the forces of the English Parliament and those of King Charles I caused by a complex of political, economic, religious and social... read more |
Conrad Russell finds that it is easier to understand why sheer frustration may have driven Charles to fight than to understand why the English gentry might have wanted to make a revolution against him. |
Graham Goodlad examines differing interpretations of the part played by King Charles I in the outbreak of the civil war. Published in History Review, Issue: 63, 2009
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In 1645, in the English Civil War, the Royalists lost Carlisle. In this article from our 1986 archive, Stephen Porter reveals an often neglected aspect of the English Civil Wars: the deliberate destruction of property. |
Though superb works of art in themselves, the wildlife paintings of Francis Barlow are full of rich metaphors that shed light on the anxieties and concerns of a Britain emerging from the horrors of civil war, says Nathan Flis. |
Despite their mutual loathing and suspicion, James I and his parliaments needed one another, as Andrew Thrush explains. The alternative, ultimately, was civil war. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 3
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Decadent, effeminate, outdated, the image of the Cavalier remains that of his enemies, victorious in the Civil Wars. John Stubbs offers a rather more complex corrective view. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 2
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February 18, 1619 - Richard Cavendish remembers the birth of ‘the first of the great English historians
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Puritan souls may hide a cavalier approach to clothes, according to Patrick Little as he explores fashion at the court of Oliver Cromwell.
Published in History Today, 2008
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Richard Hughes shows there is more of historical interest to William Prynne than his famous auditory organs. |
Graham Goodlad surveys the variety of interpretations offered by historians of Cromwellian rule in the 1650s. |
Patrick Little asks why Parliament offered the infamous regicide the crown of England, to what extent he was tempted to take it – and why he finally turned it down. |
Robin Evans assesses the contribution of the Welsh to the troubles of 1642-49. |
Richard Cust reassesses the thinking behind the biggest military blunder of the English Civil War, Charles I’s decision to fight the New Model Army at Naseby in June 1645. |
James Robertson investigates the Lord Protector’s ambitious plans for war with Spain in the Caribbean. |
A group of second-year students from Southampton University present the results of a collaborative research project. |
David L Smith explains why Cromwell so signally failed to establish harmony with his Parliaments. |
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