English Civil War
Americannoun
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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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