Learn about the 17th-century conflict that tore the British Isles apart
The Civil War of the 17th century turned life upside down for people all over the British Isles. As Charles I and Parliament fought bitterly for control, ordinary men and women were sucked into the conflict and families were ripped apart: brother fighting brother, father battling son, neighbour against neighbour.
Ultimately, Charles I lost his head and England was declared a Commonwealth, until history turned a full circle and the monarchy was restored in 1660. This week on HistoryExtra, discover more about the Civil War – from the road to war and key battles, to propaganda and Charles’s execution.
Crown v Parliament: your guide to the Civil War of the 17th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
StuartvideoRoundheads and Cavaliers: where did the Civil War nicknames come from?
Is it incorrect to refer to the ‘English Civil War’?
Civil War podcast episodes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
8 reasons why the Civil War broke out. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe Civil War: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Key figures of the Civil War
The dark truth about Oliver Cromwell
Your guide to King Charles I, the deposed monarch who lost his head
MembershipvideoRonald HuttonOliver Cromwell: Saint or Serpent?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Henrietta Maria: Charles I’s warrior queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioRobert Harris on the manhunt for Charles I’s killers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Elizabeth Cromwell: the life of Oliver Cromwell’s shadowy queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Life during the Civil War
MembershipaudioLife under Cromwell: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The Civil War cross-dressers: the women who swapped dresses for breeches
MembershipaudioCentury of chaos: people & power in the 1600s. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The Interregnum: Britain's republican decade. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Battles of the Civil War
10 key battles of the Civil War
From the home front to the front line: what were the roles of women in the Civil War?
