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king CharlesMany, if not all countries have at some point experienced civil war. England has experienced at least thirteen periods of internal conflict that some historians refer to as civil wars. The war most often referred to as the English Civil war started with Charles the First as King and ended with his execution. His son, Charles the Second took over when the monarchy was restored.During the American civil war, Victoria was Queen of England.During the Spanish civil war it was Edward the Eighth followed by George the sixth.
The English Civil War was a series of wars between the forces of the English Parliament (led by Oliver Cromwell) and the royalists supporting King Charles I. The major basis for the conflict was the power of the monarch as opposed to the right of citizens and their legislative representatives. The most prominent of the conflicts was the First Civil War, from 1642 to 1646, ending with the imprisonment of Charles. The second war, from 1648 to 1649 was between the rival factions over miltary supremacy and the influence of the king. It ended with the executions of prominent Royalists including the beheading of Charles, and the establishment of the Commonwealth of England as a republic on May 19, 1649. The final war, from 1649 to 1651, pitted Charles II and the Scots against the Parliamentarian militias, but popular sentiment among the people led to the failure of the Royalists to regain power. By 1652, the remainder of the supporters of the monarchy were forced to acknowledge defeat. The result was the establishment of the Commonwealth of England 1. The English Civil War started in 1642 when Charles I raised his royal standard in Nottingham. 2. There were only three major battles in the English Civil War - Edge Hill near Birmingham in 1642, Marston Moor in Yorkshire 1644 and Naseby in Northamptonshire 1645. 3. In the end it was Parliament who was the stronger army. 5. There were always two forces competing for rule of the country 6. The Civil War led to the trial and execution of Charles I.
Charles I was defeated in the Civil War for a number of reasons:-Rich supporters of Charles' ran out of money so he couldn't get supplies.His soldiers were badly equipped.He had no money to train and pay his soldiers.Parliament chose well experienced commanders. (Cromwell and Fairfax)Parliament controlled the south-east of the country which was the richest part.John Pym set up a organised system to supply Parliament with money.The Navy supported Parliament, so it was easier to get supllies and men from abroad.
There were several causes of the English Civil War, the majority of them were centered on the beliefs and reign of Charles I. Two of the main causes of the English Civil War were parliament's anger over Charles I divine rule and centralized structure of church government as well as his increase in taxation without consulting parliament.
In the 17th century, the English Civil War (a set of three distinct conflicts occurring between 1642 and 1651) led in several ways to the system of government that the United Kingdom (or, England) has today. The most important result of the Civil War was the formal limitation of monarchical power in England: no longer would English kings rule absolutely; henceforth, their rule would be counter-balanced (and otherwise limited) by the English Parliament.