Great Rebellion

American  

noun

1. English Civil War.

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Great Rebellion British  

noun

1. another name for the English Civil War

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Example Sentences

The Third Scottish Invasion of England.—Then began the last and most thrilling campaign of the Great Rebellion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

In the progress from the Conquest to the crisis of the Great Rebellion there is noticeable a practically complete shifting of the classes of revenue.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

During the Great Rebellion many brave deeds were performed by women.

From Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines by Moore, Henry Charles

The military events of the war are described in the article Great Rebellion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various

Then came the Great Rebellion, when Anthony Clare, Esquire, mustered his grooms and fishermen to meet Sir Bevil Grenville marching from Cornwall for the king.

From The Vanity Girl by MacKenzie, Compton