English Civil War by Hourly History

An accessible, concise account of the mid-17th-century conflict between King Charles I’s Royalists and Parliamentarian forces led by figures such as Oliver Cromwell, tracing the political, religious, and social tensions that erupted into civil war. It outlines major campaigns, the rise of the New Model Army, the trial and execution of the king, and the establishment of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, and reflects on how the upheaval reshaped constitutional monarchy and modern British politics.