In this video Klemens Koehring recreates John Pym's appeal to the House of Lords to support the House of Commons in addressing the threat King Charles I presented the kingdom and the commonwealth of England.

In this third video made with and for Elmbridge Museum we hear about the role played by St Mary's Church in the Diggers' story, from a site of protest to a makeshift prison.

In this video we explore the trial of Charles I at the end of the English Civil War and ask whether its outcome was a foregone conclusion.

In this video, produced for and with the Museum of Oxford and presented by Ben Kehoe, we explore the three sieges of Oxford during the English Civil War, when the city served as Royalist Capital.

In this video, produced with and for the Museum of Oxford, our presenter, Ben Kehoe, discusses how Oxford became the Royalist Capital, how its citizens and colleges responded and how some of its citizens engaged in acts of mild resistance.

In this video Bill Thisdell explores which policies pursued by Charles during his Personal Rule caused the most political friction and what happened when, forced by war with the Scots, Parliament was finally recalled.

In this video Bill Thisdell examines the period known as Personal Rule, when Charles I governed without Parliament. How revolutionary was this practice? Why was personal rule a problem? Part of our English Civil War series of videos.

In this video Steven Franklin discusses the Bishops' Wars and how the need to put down this Scottish rebellion led to the recalling of the English Parliament and the first step toward the English Civil War.

In this video Steven Franklin discusses how a rebellion in Scotland over the imposition of a New Prayer Book set in motion a train of events that would lead to the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion explores the concepts and ideas contested during the English Civil War, from the divine right of kings to the parliamentary sovereignty.

Would a more accurate description for the English Civil War be 'a war of three kingdoms'? In this video Professor Justin Champion explores the Scottish and Irish dimensions to the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion discusses the Putney Debates, a crucial moment in the history of ideas to come out of the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion addresses the question of whether Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell was king in all but name?

In this video Bill Thisdell looks at Charles I's reputation, charged with being a murderer and tyrant at his trial and yet later hailed as a martyr. Which was it? Was Charles really a bad king? How far was Charles responsible for the...

In this video Dr Charlotte Young discusses the origins and causes of the English Civil War.

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