English civil war

English civil war, 1642–48, the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects, generally called the “parliamentarians,” that culminated in the defeat and execution of the king and the establishment of a republican commonwealth.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Second Civil War and Its Aftermath
• The First Civil War
• The Long Parliament
• Under Charles I
• Under James I
• The Nature of the Struggle
• Bibliography

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