As passions continue to rise in this country, it is interesting to compare our situation with that of the English Civil War (1639–1650), in which the number of dead and wounded, as a percentage of the ...

From royalism and religion to money and women, Dr Mark Stoyle uncovers the complex motivations behind the choosing of sides in the English Civil War. Between 1642 and 1646 England was torn apart by a ...

We are living in an age of civil war. Civil wars were almost nonexistent until the twentieth century. Except in a handful of cases—the American and English civil wars, the French Revolution—it was ...

Archaeologists have unearthed artifacts believed to be from the final battle of the English Civil War, including musket balls, horse harness fittings and sword hilts. The objects were uncovered in ...

The Stuart dynasty spanned one of the most tumultuous periods in British history - years of civil war, assassination attempts, usurpations, national disaster and revolution. How did it all happen?

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THE secrets of one of the bloodiest chapters in English history are not always where you expect to find them from a traitor's death mask hidden in a coffee shop to mysterious mounds in a field.

The First English Civil War was a nightmare for everyone involved -- and a lot of people were involved. In just a few years, 4% of the population of England would die from war-related causes, along ...

A short appeal by The Levellers for Parliament to adopt a number of political reforms and address the grievances of the army. A short history of puppets, puppeteers and working class politics from the ...