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- The English Civil War (1642-49)
was the conflict between Charles I. and the Parlamentarians,
led by Oliver Cromwell. It resulted from disputes over their
respective prerogatives. Parliament gained decisive victories
at Marston Moor in 1644 and Naseby in 1645. Charles was eventually
captured and executed in 1649. Cromwell later became Lord Protector
of the whole of the British Isles and established a military
dictatorship. At the beginning of the conflict, the Scots were
opposed to Charles for religious reasons, and in this scenario
they are allied with the Parliament against him.
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