History in 20: The English Civil Wars (1642-51)

Welcome back to the History in 20 Podcast!

This time we are discussing the English Civil Wars, the bloodiest conflict on British soil. The wars saw, proportionately to population numbers at the time, the same loss of life as the First World War did three centuries later.

Over the course of the nine year conflict, Charles I was executed, Oliver Cromwell reigned as Lord Protector of England, Ireland and Scotland, and Charles II was restored to the throne, ushering in the period known as the Restoration of the Monarchy.

For almost a decade, Roundheads fought Cavaliers over who should sit on the English throne, and almost every corner of the British Isles saw some sort of fighting.

But what exactly were they fighting over? Was it a constitutional monarchy vs a republic? Or was it more to do with Catholicism vs Protestantism? Watch the video to find out!

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