English Civil War

Key facts

Fought 1642–1646 between the king's Cavaliers and Parliament's Roundheads.
The king's army was defeated at the Battles of Marston Moor and Naseby; by 1646 it was clear Parliament had won the war.
Parliament won; Charles I was executed in 1649.

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