A History of Britain S02E01 · The British Wars (1603 - 1649)

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The turbulent civil wars of the early seventeenth century would culminate in two events unique to British history; the public execution of a king and the creation of a republic. Schama tells of the brutal war that tore the country in half and created a new Britain - divided by politics and religion and dominated by the first truly modern army, fighting for ideology, not individual leaders.

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1. 1 1. The British Wars (1603 - 1649)2001-05-08 · 1h 0mThe turbulent civil wars of the early seventeenth century would culminate in two events unique to British history; the public execution of a king and the creation of a republic. Sc
2. 2 2. Revolutions (1649 - 1689)2001-05-15 · 1h 0mIn the aftermath of Civil War, Britain was a kingless republic led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell ruled with an iron hand; when Parliament dared defy him, he marched in and closed it
3. 3 3. Britannia Incorporated (1690 - 1750)2001-05-22 · 1h 0mIn 1690s England, the victors of the Glorious Revolution celebrated the dawn of a new era under a new king - William III. In Scotland, the Jacobites still supported the deposed Kin
4. 4 4. The Wrong Empire (1750 - 1800)2001-05-29 · 1h 0mHow did a people who thought themselves free end up subjugating so much of the world, a nation with such a distrust of armies become the greatest military power on Earth, an empire