English civil war

Bishops tumble, with “popish” paraphernalia falling from their pockets, in a woodcut from a 1641 Puritan pamphlet titled 'A Decade of Grievances' (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

How people power fuelled England’s century of chaos

A c1642 portrait of a 12-year-old Charles, Prince of Wales, accompanied by a page, likely painted to commemorate his presence at the battle of Edgehill (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

Making of a monarch: how the young Charles II endured war, defeat and exile before the Restoration

An illustration of Charles II entering London on 29 May 1660 after the restoration of the monarchy (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Restoration period A timeline of key moments

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The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of England

The Interregnum: Britain’s republican decade

Vintners in an ale house, 1642. From a broadsheet titled ‘Health to All’, artist unknown. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Did Oliver Cromwell ban Christmas? The Puritan assault on Christmas during the 1640s and 1650s

A statue of Oliver Cromwell stares downwards, against a red background

The dark truth about Oliver Cromwell

Ronald Hutton discusses Oliver Cromwell’s early life and career, exploring the brilliance and cruelty of the future Lord Protector. (Image by Getty Images)

Oliver Cromwell’s remarkable rise to power

A c1638 oil painting of Katherine Howard, Lady Aubigny

History hero Julia Donaldson chooses Katherine Howard, Lady Aubigny (d1650)

Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I.

The Civil War: everything you wanted to know

Illustrations by Ian Morris.

The Civil War cross-dressers: the women who swapped dresses for breeches

Catholics massacre Protestants in Ulster in a contemporary illustration. However, Catholics were also the victims of mass killings in 1641. (© Getty)

10 great misconceptions of the Civil War

Painting depicting Cromwell at the head of his troops following the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, by Ernest Crofts. (Photo by De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images)

Oliver Cromwell: the secret of his military genius

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11 shocking moments in history

Memorial cross at Flodden Field, site of Battle of Flodden 1513, Northumberland, 1994. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

8 of Britain’s best battlefields