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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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