History of War

BRITISH CIVIL WARS

1639-42

CELTIC UNREST

Scottish Covenanters (Presbyterians) win two “Bishops’ Wars” against Charles I’s attempts to impose uniform practices between the churches of Scotland and England. Meanwhile, Irish Catholic rebels rise up to seize control of the Protestant English administration in Ireland. This weakens Charles’s authority and encourages an increasingly assertive Parliament to assert its rights.

1642-46

FIRST ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

War breaks out between Charles I and the English Parliament. The First Civil War is also the longest and lasts for

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