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Battle of Naseby

England during the Civil Wars

G. Glover, after Edward Bower: John Pym

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Battle of Edgehill during the English Civil Wars

Battle of Marston Moor

Battle of Marston Moor

Battle of Naseby

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Also Known As	Great Rebellion • Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Date	1642 - 1651
Location	United Kingdom • England

Did You Know?

Many of the King's supporters abandoned him after he worked to recruit foreign soldiers to his cause.
The public was incensed by Charles' invasion of Parliament and armed demand for five of the MPs in 1642.
Religion was one of the dividing factors in the war: conservative Protestants and Catholics sided with the King and Puritans sided with Parliament.

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Battle of Naseby

England during the Civil Wars

G. Glover, after Edward Bower: John Pym

Battle of Edgehill during the English Civil Wars

Battle of Marston Moor

Battle of Marston Moor

Battle of Naseby

Marquess of Montrose

James Butler, 1st duke of Ormonde

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Battle of Edgehill

October 23, 1642

Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor

Battle of Marston Moor

July 2, 1644

The Battle of Naseby

Battle of Naseby

June 14, 1645

Battle of Dunbar

September 3, 1650

Key People

Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

English statesman

Charles I

Charles I

king of Great Britain and Ireland

Charles II, 19th-century engraving by William Holl.

Charles II

king of Great Britain and Ireland

G. Glover, after Edward Bower: John Pym

John Pym

English statesman

Rupert, detail of a painting from the studio of Sir Peter Lely, c. 1670; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Prince Rupert

English commander

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, William Cavendish, 1st duke of

William Cavendish, 1st duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

English commander

John Lambert

John Lambert

English general

George Monck, detail of an oil painting after S. Cooper, c. 1660; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

George Monck, 1st duke of Albemarle

British general

Sir Thomas Fairfax

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax

English general

Robert Blake, portrait miniature by Samuel Cooper; in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Eng.

Robert Blake

British admiral

Henrietta Maria

Henrietta Maria

queen consort of England

Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven

Scottish army commander

Archibald Campbell, 1st marquess and 8th earl of Argyll

Archibald Campbell, 1st marquess and 8th earl of Argyll

Scottish politician [1607–1661]

Marquess of Montrose

James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Montrose

Scottish general

1st Duke of Hamilton, detail of a portrait after Sir Anthony Van Dyck; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

James Hamilton, 3rd marquess and 1st duke of Hamilton

Scottish Royalist

Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of Essex

English noble

Robert Walker: Henry Ireton

Henry Ireton

British statesman

Henry Wilmot, 1st earl of Rochester

English noble

John Middleton, 1st earl of Middleton

Scottish Royalist

James Stanley, 7th earl of Derby

English commander

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