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    The English Civil War The English Civil War was a complicated, intellectual war between the two most powerful forces in England: Parliament and the King. Conflicts between the two powers began when King Charles I dissolved Parliament in 1625 because they would not give him the money he demanded to fund his war against Spain. Parliament, who was lead by John Pym, felt that the King was showing favouritism towards the Roman Catholics, especially since Charles had recently married the Roman Catholic

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    Benjamin Christ HIST 324, Exam 2, Questions 5 & 3 Causes of the English Civil War in 1642 The cause of the first English civil war should not be thought about in terms of any single event. The increasing tension between the King and Parliament over a series of issues led to both sides losing faith in each other. The war would come to involve not only England, but Scotland and Ireland as well. The outbreak of the civil war was due to a series of conflicts involving the personal behavior, decision

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    The English Civil War were multiple events of armed battles and political machinations between Parliamentarians(Roundheads) and Royalists(Cavaliers) over the English government. There were multiple battles in the English Civil war, also at different times. The war went on from August 22 1642 to September 3 1651. Some of the main battles were Edgehill, Marston Moor, and the battle of Naseby.America was involved in this war and it is one of their only Civil Wars ever. There were a lot of casualties

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    The English Civil War was a war between Charles I and the Parliament, it took place between the years 1642 - 1649. The nobility and supporters of the king called themselves Cavaliers, and the Parliament and their supporters called themselves Roundheads. The Roundheads were for Puritan domination, otherwise known as the pilgrims. They built up their forces and then met for their first battle called Edge Hill in 1642. The result of that battle was undefined for both parties claimed they had won. They

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    The English Civil War, a conflict between those who supported the King, and those who supported Parliament was the result of a series of smaller events that eventually blew up into all out war. Religion, and the issues that went along with it did play a factor into starting the war, but political issues like Personal Rule, unfair methods of collecting money, and distrust between Parliament and King Charles I are what made the choice of war the only viable option. The first political issue that helped

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    War did start between King Charles I and Parliament due to the countless times Parliament trying to negotiate with Charles but him just turning them down. Parliament ended up winning with the help of Oliver Cromwell, a military general. Parliament only wanted to try again to offer Charles options where he could still be king but that he needed to agree to their terms and when Charles did not accept, he was eventually brought to court. In court Carles I was marked guilty and in the first time in England

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    There were a number of causes that created the English Civil War. The first cause was the thirst for money. Another reason was the conflict of religion. The final reason was because of disputes between the King and Parliament. The three main causes of the English Civil War were because of money, religion and parliament. One cause leading to the English Civil War was money. King Charles I was very extravagant. He would spend excessive amounts of money on himself. He enjoyed paintings, expensive

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    Overview Numerous heartbreaking things occurred during the English Civil War, it changed families and manipulated respect. Along with the conflict that plagued the country, people were shocked to find something new every single day. The Fighting The battles that were faced in the war were horrible. If you died, your body would be looted and stripped of supplies and resources. This information would have indeed shocked numerous people. This is because of the respect that is usually carried out

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    The English Civil War was one of the most radical wars of its time It sparked rebellions similar to Spain and France It had economic components, religious components, territory components and government/policies components. I am going to talk about the economic components which I think had a major play. There was a chain of events that led to the English Civil War. Most of the war took place between two parties the royalist and parliamentary forces in 1642. The financial burden that helped lead

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    The English Civil War was a war between Parliament and King Charles I. It lasted from 1642 to 1651. The Irish Insurrection was a significant factor in causing the English Civil War because it unexpectedly caused a political crisis in England. King Charles I and Parliament argued over who should control the army to suppress the Irish insurgents. Charles didn’t accept Parliament’s list of grievances, so he started preparing for war on his own. He started to fight in the Irish Insurrection on 1642,

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