English Civil War

Category
Wars
Begin
1642
End
1651
Region
Europe
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
". . . a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance. The first (1642–1646) and second (1648–1649) wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third (1649–1651) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The war ended with the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651. The overall outcome of the war was threefold: the trial and execution of Charles I (1649); the exile of his son, Charles II (1651); and the replacement of English monarchy with, at first, the Commonwealth of England (1649–1653) and then the Protectorate under the personal rule of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1658) and subsequently his son Richard (1658–1659). In England, the monopoly of the Church of England on Christian worship was ended, while in Ireland the victors consolidated the established Protestant Ascendancy. Constitutionally, the wars established the precedent that an English monarch cannot govern without Parliament's consent . . ." [Wikipedia]

This period is linked to the following events

Event Name
Category
Date
Civil war begins in Britain as Charles I raises the royal standard
War
1642
Royalists defeated at Naseby by Sir Thomas Fairfax and New Model Army
War
1645
Irish town of Drogheda is sacked by Cromwell's army
War
1649

This period is linked to the following movies

Movie title
Genre
Released
Cromwell
Historical
1970
A History of Britain
Documentary
2000
To Kill a King
Historical
2003
The Devil's Mistress
Miniseries
2008