On 22 August 1642, 376 years ago today, war broke out across the British Isles. The country was torn apart, pitting supporters of the king against the parliamentarians. By the time the dust ...

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 ...

In their satirical history of the United Kingdom, “1066 And All That”, the authors W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman cast the English civil war of the 17th century as a conflict between the ...

"The latest coins were minted in the autumn of 1642, the beginning of the English Civil War and just prior to the Battle of Aylesbury, which took place a few miles away at Holman's Bridge.

The lead up to the Civil War of the 1640s is woven with issues relating to politics, economic and social change, and religion. The rise in literacy following the translation of the Bible into the ...

An English Civil War re-enactment will take place in Oxford this weekend (Image: John Beardsworth) The city endured three sieges, finally surrendering in June 1646 following the King’s escape.

Dr Canela is an early modern historian, specialising in English Quaker history and the psychological trauma of the Civil Wars. Tickets are £7. For BoWS members tickets are £5.

An English Civil War re-enactment will take place in Oxford this weekend (Image: John Beardsworth) The city endured three sieges, finally surrendering in June 1646 following the King’s escape.

Whether the debate is occasioned by a polemical book or a movie like last year’s “Civil War,” I consistently take the negative on the question of whether the United States is headed for a ...