On June 14, 1645, King Charles I s forces were defeated at the Battle of Naseby in Northamptonshire by troops led by Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax.
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For the best part of a decade in the 1640s, Crown and Parliament waged war against each other in bloody battles that saw a shocking proportion of the population die. Emma Slattery Williams explores the most significant engagements of the Civil War, from early royalist wins to decisive victories for the parliamentarians.
King Charles I’s clashes with parliament, the decades of bloody civil war, and the spell of republican government followed by the restoration of the monarchy – these are the major events that dominate the chapters about the 17th century in the history books. But, as Jonathan Healey explores, behind the turmoil lay something deeper: a political awakening of the people