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Professor Mark Stoyle speaks to BBC History Revealed editor Charlotte Hodgman about the Civil War of the 17th century, with the royalist forces of Charles I on one side and the parliamentarian 'Roundheads' led by Oliver Cromwell on the other
From Charles I's unbreakable belief in the divine right of kings to constant struggles with Parliament over power, money and religion, we explore the causes
In 1629, frustrated by the unwillingness of Parliament to grant him taxation power, King Charles I of England dissolved the body and had nine members arrested. He did not recall Parliament for over a decade.
Portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, by Anthony Van Dyck Courtesy of Christie's Having a portrait of someone whose execution you have ordered hanging on your wall might make one feel a little, well, uncomfortable. And so it seems was the case with Charles I and this arresting portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (around 1639-40) by Anthony Van Dyck which is coming up for sale at Christie's Old Masters evening auction in London on 8 July, estimated at £3m to £5m. Strafford was a controversial and uncompromising character. Initially a parlia...