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English Civil War

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noun

  1. the war (1642–46) between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists, sometimes extended to include the events of the period 1646–48.


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As demonstrated by the outbreaks of the English Civil War in 1642 and the French Revolution in 1789, fiscal breakdown caused a loss of political legitimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The sonnet sits in the miscellany alongside "politically charged" works from the 1640s - the decade of the English Civil War, fought between Royalists and Parliamentarians.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

"Why did the English Civil War, the Time of Troubles in Russia and the fall of the Ming Dynasty in China happen at roughly the same time?"

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2023

The gold-plated silver Coronation Spoon is the only piece of the coronation regalia that survived the English Civil War.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023

The causes of the English Civil War are many and complex, and historians still argue about them.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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