Civil War

The arrogant religious policies of King Charles I divided England, and relations with Parliament cracked under the pressure.

Events across the Irish Sea accelerated war in England as the relationship between Parliament and the king collapsed, dividing the country into Roundheads and Cavaliers.

Cromwell's victory at Marston Moor secured his rise to power. In Scotland, the English Civil War degenerated into a brutal clan feud between the MacDonalds and Campbells.

While the king is held to ransom by Parliament, Cromwell's New Model Army is in Putney debating radical proposals. Charles escapes and reignites the war, with the help of the Scots. A second civil war erupts in England, which is brutally suppressed by Cromwell. By reigniting the war, Charles's fate is sealed: a death warrant is forced through Parliament and the king finally loses his head.