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Civil wars in England

  • Glorious RevolutionJames II became king in February 1685 with widespread backing from Protestant majorities across England and Scotland. His conversion to Roman Catholicism…
  • English Civil WarIn 1642, King Charles I entered the House of Commons with four hundred soldiers to arrest five members on a charge of treason.
  • Wars of the RosesIn 1376, the heir apparent Edward, Duke of Cornwall, died. His younger brother Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had passed away in 1368.