English Civil War

American  

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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Example Sentences

The lovers are on opposing sides of the English Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You can go back to the English Civil War with Newcastle siding with the monarchy and Sunderland siding with the government," he said.

From BBC

The land has been pasture meadow since royalist forces drew up their lines on Lansdown Hill above us, in the English Civil War in the 1600s.

From BBC

The painting, which is not currently displayed by the Tate, depicts scenes from Virgil's epic Latin poem the Aeneid, and is believed to be a commentary on the English Civil War.

From BBC

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