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English Civil War. The Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645; Parliamentarian victory marked the decisive turning point in the English Civil War. The English Civil War was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England [b] from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the ...
Levellers. The Levellers were a political movement active during the English Civil War who were committed to popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law and religious tolerance. The hallmark of Leveller thought was its populism, as shown by its emphasis on equal natural rights, and their practice of reaching the public ...
8–21 April, Siege of Lichfield — a Royalist capture. 25 April, Battle of Sourton Down — Parliamentarian victory. 16 May, Battle of Stratton — Royalist victory. 21 May, Thomas Fairfax launches an attack on the Royalist garrison at Wakefield to take prisoners in exchange for the men lost at Seacroft Moor.
Mary Bankes. Mary, Lady Bankes (née Hawtry; c. 1598 – 11 April 1661) was a Royalist who defended Corfe Castle from a three-year siege during the English Civil War from 1643 to 1645. She was married to Sir John Bankes, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Attorney-General of King Charles I. [1]
Welsh Uprising (1282) – in England and Wales. Peasants' Revolt (1381) – in England. Jack Cade's Rebellion (1450) – in England. Cornish Rebellion of 1497 – in England. Monmouth Rebellion (1685) – in England, The Monmouth Rebellion, also known as The Revolt of the West or The West Country rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow James II ...
In England, witch trials were conducted from the 15th century until the 18th century. They are estimated to have resulted in the death of perhaps 500 people, 90 percent of whom were women. The witch hunt was at its most intense stage during the English Civil War (1642–1651) and the Puritan era of the mid-17th century. [1]
This is a list of ordinances and acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.. As King Charles I of England would not assent to bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament before the Third English Civil War were styled 'ordinances'. [1]
Full text. Bill of Rights 1689 at Wikisource. The Bill of Rights 1689 (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) [1] is an Act of the Parliament of England that set out certain basic civil rights and changed the succession to the English Crown. It remains a crucial statute in English constitutional law.