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The English Civil War - Season 1

It was a time of great bitterness and hatred in Britain - a war that set father against son and brother against brother. The breakdown in relations between a Parliament with a strong purpose and a King who believed in his divine right to rule, set the scene for a series of brutal battles that were truly a struggle for the soul of a nation. The outcome of the English Civil War shaped the course of the nation's history, and laid the foundations of the country as it is today.

Top Cast

  • Robert Whelan

    Robert Whelan

    Self - Narrator

  • Jeremy Black

    Jeremy Black

    Self - University of Exeter

  • Peter Gaunt

    Peter Gaunt

    Self - Chester College

  • Steve Pickstock

    Steve Pickstock

    Self - The Sealed Knot Society

Overview

It was a time of great bitterness and hatred in Britain - a war that set father against son and brother against brother. The breakdown in relations between a Parliament with a strong purpose and a King who believed in his divine right to rule, set the scene for a series of brutal battles that were truly a struggle for the soul of a nation. The outcome of the English Civil War shaped the course of the nation's history, and laid the foundations of the country as it is today.

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