The English Civil Wars - A People Divided - Full Documentary - Ep1

The English Civil Wars - A People Divided - Full Documentary
A nation divided. It was a time of great bitterness and hatred in England - a war that set father against son and brother against brother. The breakdown in relations between Parliament and King. This series tells the story of the war that shaped the course of a nation’s history and laid the foundations of Britain as it is today. Drawing fascinating portraits of the men who were central to the entire tragic story.
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Each episode features:
- Art-rendered reconstruction and recreations
- 3D computer-generated battlefield guides and mapping techniques
- Rare period imagery
- Rarely seen pamphlets, diaries and memoirs
- Analysis by leading historians from the National Army Museum, The English Civil War Society and The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
#CivilWars #English #Documentary

[@joseflenin5232]

Who misses when documentaries existed to educate?

[@neofromthewarnerbrothersic145]

There are still plenty of them out there if you bother to look. Just not on any TV networks.

[@Back4Fungame]

think that there are a few companies out there, which still produce excellent documentaries - f.e. arte france/germany has very high standards or even some youtube channels, like kings and generals or epic history tv

[@ZENmud]

Can't presume how your comment reflects on this documentary.

[@valmarsiglia]

I really miss the days of documentaries made by grownups for grownups.

[@valmarsiglia]

@Slap Happy [Slow clap]

[@DAEDRICDUKE1]

@Slap Happy Don't let your head grow too big now.

[@CelticSaint]

You're not allowed that now. Documentaries now need to be for teenagers/low IQ. Full of clanging music and video effects and over the top narration, and the pushing in at every opportunity of 'climate change'. All part of the dumbing down process.

[@DAEDRICDUKE1]

@Map Boi Don't have to wait too long, everything is going to shit very soon.

[@CelticSaint]

@@DAEDRICDUKE1 Exactly mate, 2021 is going to be a truly horrible year of humanity, especially, I think in western countries. 'Show me your immunization certificate citizen'!

[@oddviews]

Humanity can claim some sort of intelligence but wisdom is yet to be attained!

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams

[@kevinbaldwin7610]

Thank you for reminding us ... great line!

[@Sameoldfitup]

@cj dub could not have said that better myself love.

[@thejoin4687]

It may well be the region of the spirit or, rather, the path paved by thinking, this small track of non-time that the activity of thought beats within the time-space of mortal men and into which the trains of thought, of remembrance and anticipation, save whatever they touch from the ruin of historical and biographical time. -Hannah Arendt

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Same Old Fit Up - Wahrheit Politische Verfolgung - No truer words said...

[@ihavesoul4real]

“I’d criticize him but I’m above it.”-Kentucky Williams

[@PaulD65]

Hi All, Amatuer historian from USA (Maryland) here. Interesting to note a parallel conflict here in this then colony between catholic monarchist Cecil family in St.Mary's City and protestant "roundheads" from Annapolis under the Calvert family eventually resulting in a Naval battle in the Chesapeake.

[@davegibbs6423]

That eventually got sorted out. They were an early adopter of religious liberty. There also was a lot of heat in Virginia, when the House supported Charles II during the Commonwealth. He gave the name, the Old Dominion. Puritan support was strongest in New England.

[@anthonymatthews7193]

Yes the battle of the seven 1655, a skirmish at Horn Point. Four royalist prisoners were shot after they surrendered. After the restoration three of the men that signed the death warrant of King Charles 1, ended up hiding in Hadley Massachusetts. Anthony Matthews In the Name of the Crown, is my book on the hunt for those men, on Amazon and Kindle. I have three pods under the same name on you tube as well as a Facebook page In the Name of the Crown.

[@grosvenorclub]

@@anthonymatthews7193 I believe I have read that tale Tony , borrowed from our local library . A good read .

[@anthonymatthews7193]

@@grosvenorclub Thank you.

[@gino11ish]

Now the Deep State vs. the Republic.

[@martinodoni8943]

NOTE: This is the original TV cut from 2001. Pegasus Entertainment released a DVD of the series about 16 years ago, but it was a different cut with extra analysis provided by Bob Carruthers.

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

Looking forward to doing more research on how the civil war played politically in the colonies. Its a subject i find fascinating. Wish there was more on life in the earlier Spanish and French colonies but part of the reasons the English were so successful was the early development of political civil society

[@danielsarbutts9936]

POV: You are in history

[@abhinandanil7775]

Damn straight 💀

[@jimmycrosby]

POV: History is

[@patrickmazza7055]

Warning as you start this series - there seem to be episodes missing between part 1 and 2, and 2 and 3, where the end of one episode sets up for epochal battles, and then the next jumps over them. So whatever Documentary Base says, this does not appear to be the full series. I stopped watching after part 2 because of this.

[@DAEDRICDUKE1]

thanks

[@antoniopabloquintanilla8145]

Thanks for the heads up Patrick. By the way, perhaps you could recommend some good books about the Civil War? (and also about the 1688 revolution?) Cheers from South America! :)

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

The English are so polite, even their wars are civil.

[@grosvenorclub]

The "civil" war was not civil it was bloody . Cromwell turned out to be just as much a dictator as any other Monarch .

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

grosvenorclub - True, on both counts; but by Greek civil war standards, the English Civil War was Sunday afternoon tea at the vicarage. Historically, we averaged a civi war (or a dozen) every generation for well-nigh three millennia. The most recent was in 1945-49 - you know...because WWII just wan’t bloody enough...

[@grosvenorclub]

@@dorianphilotheates3769 Ha Ha , yes true , but the heated debates in the Parliament sort of replaced actual war in the UK to avoid the messy spilling off blood !! and it meant you could all go to the pub afterwards or watch cricket with your foes . I believe the banning of "fun" and alcohol was one reason that they finally got rid of Cromwell , too much a puritan . They finally preferred the debauchery of the Royals after all lol .

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

grosvenorclub - I think you’re absolutely right! Nobody likes a “holier than thou” wet blanket for a ruler. Folk like a jolly face, 😃🙂😆😃 a game, 🏏 ⚽️🏑🏉 a tipple, 🍻 🥃 🥂🍾 and a party 🎉 🎈 🎊 🎉 every once in a while.

[@grosvenorclub]

@@dorianphilotheates3769 You could not have expressed it better , its not just the Royals who like a bit of debauchery at the weekend ! I feel quite sorry for those Puritans who settled in New England and had to endure freezing winters with no fun thrown in .

[@uncbadguy]

My ancestor, John Rathbun, Left Dutton, England to Boston Massachusetts in the summer of 1650. He was a Quaker. He has more than 53,000 known living ancestors. I am trying to get some idea of his motivations for leaving. At mark 5:55.... Now I know. Self preservation was waaaay up there on the list.

[@waynemarvin5661]

Descendants, not ancestors.

[@uncbadguy]

@@waynemarvin5661 yer right.

[@ratfoot]

Cromwell and Fairfax blew a hole in my ancestor Richard Prater’s castle 😢

[@uncbadguy]

@@ratfoot The name "Prater's Gate" popped into my head when I saw "Richard Prater" I have some looking to do. That Cromwell guy was a muthafkr. I found myself sitting on the front step of the house he was raised in Huntingdon Cambridge Shire in 1974 and that got me into English history.

[@uncbadguy]

@@ratfoot I knew a fellow sailor in 1967 named Prater

[@08mlascelles]

These are some of the most important wars ever fought. Despite Cromwell’s despicable actions as a ruler (particularly against the Irish people), the wars were a major catalyst for many other nations in removing hereditary monarchs from absolute power. Charles wasn’t the worst king in British history, but these wars laid the first seeds of modern democracy across Europe, then the French Revolution planted them. Both were horrific events, but both ultimately made the world a better place. Revolution isn’t always bad, but the benefits aren’t often immediate.

[@jimmymalone9139]

Ceart. IRISH FOR CORRECT

[@jazz4asahel]

Appreciate your comments.

[@nicholasmaniccia1005]

well said

[@travissq]

Hip, hip, Harrah!!! Hip, hip, Harrah!!! Hip, hip, Harrah!!!

[@samuelphillian1286]

The world is a better place eh? You sure about that?

[@joeoconnor5400]

There was a documentary made by the BBC following A History of Britain, which focused on the English Civil War, presented by Tristran Hunt. It has never been repeated. I hope someone will upload it onto You Tube.

[@mfarruco7426]

13:36 To call Parliament's members in 1626 "the people's representatives" is an overstatement, isn't it?

[@mfarruco7426]

@Pendulous Testicularis Granted.

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

They were rich landowners whose ancestors had stolen church lands and enclosed common land under King Henry VIII.

[@infotecharytipperary1827]

If you mean 'the poor', then you're right. No one represents the poor in 1636. The parliament represents the 'people of consequence'.

[@mfarruco7426]

@@infotecharytipperary1827 Thanks.

[@everettduncan7543]

@@c.norbertneumann4986 bo Parliament had existed in some form since the Magna Carta

[@rnp497]

Let's get past the idea that One event caused the war, there were lots of circumstances that came together at a certain time and the pressure had to be released

[@Kalus_Saxon]

I give it five to ten years before it kicks off again. Before it was just brits. Now we have another twenty cultures on top

[@TheJonnyzeus]

shane prosser ...like most revolutions it was based in monopolies of power, inadequate democratic representation, and taxation.

[@honved1]

@@Kalus_Saxon There's always one.

[@Kalus_Saxon]

Micky Cripplejohn and it takes two to tango

[@robertmoore6149]

To me the most striking thing about the lead up to the Civil War is the fact people blamed Charles's ministers the same way people blamed Richard II's ministers. Yet look at how the People's Revolt turned out.

[@davegibbs6423]

There were critical differences on religion and royal absolutism.

[@robertmoore6149]

@@davegibbs6423 Oh i agree there are critical differences to events that happened roughly 260 years apart. But the similarities are interesting.

[@davegibbs6423]

@@robertmoore6149 that's a good point. Throughout English history there have been conflicts, because Englishmen have been very keen on their freedom. Religion and common law rights were a much bigger factor than the doc described. Perhaps it was more the 80s, due to the poll tax, but their's was more severe and the other matters of livelihood

[@beth7935]

That's exactly what I was thinking!

[@bc7138]

I think the reason was that in Medieval and Early Modern times direct criticism or attacks on the monarch was unacceptable. The prevailing view was that the King was anointed by God and had a divine right to rule, and that to blame the King directly for the country's troubles was to indirectly insult God. To do that was to question the very order of the world. This was the issue with Richard II during the Peasants Revolt, as well as with Henry VI during the Wars of the Roses - certain ministers and courtiers were blamed by the people for all the troubles that the King had caused. John Pym and his supporters in Parliament took the same course of action in 1640 when their anger at Charles's failure with the Scots Covenanters and the ship tax lead to them attacking Charles's foremost supporter, Thomas Wentworth, with accusations of treason. Pym couldn't go against the King directly so he took on Wentworth as a way to gain more power for Parliament at the King's expense.

[@paulflah4562]

What a very good and balanced telling of what is a massive part of English or more accurately British and Irish history yet seems to be overlooked by a lot of people in England at least ( I can't speak for Scottish or Irish)

[@MBGA123]

They need to rename it the British Civil Wars

[@eoincaomhanach1983]

In Ireland, we would focus more on the fallout from the English Civil War namely Oliver Cromwell's arrival and rule over Ireland.

[@jamesrobson4894]

@@MBGA123 Well it is often referred to as ‘The War of the Three Kingdoms’ which includes Scotland and Ireland and as a bonus sounds way cooler 😂

[@raymondmcdonald355]

No Surrender 😉👍🇬🇧

[@icemanire5467]

Imagine using a Scottish Presbyterian planter slogan under a video on a Scottish Presbyterian hating, anti monarchy, English Republican.

[@baronsionis6855]

My god this is a phenomenal documentary.

[@matthewgraham6980]

“Propagandist on both sides”- God, it feels good to hear /watch proper documentary filmmaking.

[@Zachw2007]

The English Civil War -- Cromwell & Charles I -- was truly a fascinating time and fun academics.

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Great channel - just subscribed. Greetings from Greece!

[@bazbarrett8103]

Parakalo..English spelling..sorry or signome! Love your country and especially the island of Ios.

[@philsooty61]

This King really makes my blood boil, an arrogant tyrant in my opinion!

[@ZM7241994]

Good video! My native State(North Carolina) is named after either Charles I or Charles II, and it was the latter that helped grow the then colony of Carolana via the Lord Proprietors, most of which had been Royalists aside from Monck who backed the Parliamentarians.

[@davehopkin9502]

Carolina was given its charter (to be an official colony) in 1663 by Charles II but he named it after his father Charles I

[@leshazell6050]

Monck was a royalist then a parliamentarian then a royalist again so a bit of a chancer to put it mildly

[@FriendofOnas]

​@@davehopkin9502 Ah the Penn strategy

[@luciusveritas9870]

Wow what a gem

[@zico739]

No one can ever say English history is boring.

[@charlesbourgoigne2130]

If Shakespeare had lived to see it, he would have written a play

[@PeterPan54167]

Cavalier gang . Where you y’all at ?

[@warrenbooth2103]

It was about this time in history that a lot of people left the country for America.

[@MayoFilms83]

My family left in 1609 before this thankfully.

[@Okiefarmer]

Mine headed for Jamestown 1640

[@elrjames7799]

@@MayoFilms83 Exactly: most religiously motivated emigration to America began well before the Civil War: New England 'Pilgrim Fathers', for instance, in 1620.

[@elrjames7799]

@Winter Pretty tragic, but hardly the 'greatest', surely?

[@JohnyG29]

No, most hard core puritans buggered off to the New World once the monarchy was restored. Good riddance I say, they were rather odd.

[@BigDog366]

If they make a new film about these years they should cast Colin Firth as Thomas Wentworth. Those paintings of Wentworth, particularly the one at 16:19, have an uncanny likeness to the actor.

[@ewanmee8622]

The more detailed explanations in the first episode make it interesting.

[@martm216]

Looks like a good documentary.

[@nickwahle176]

It is a good documentary.

[@skywalker9770]

Very informative and well presented👍👌

[@LadyAngharadLlewelyn-Giovinco]

Just found out my 10x grand father was the Welsh Sir Marmaduke Lloyd friend and barrister to Charles the first. Killed at the battle of Saint Fagans. I live 10 min walk from where the battle took place. I could not be more common and working class.

[@richardwhitfill5253]

Excellent documentary. I enjoyed watching it. Richard in Dallas

[@Cromwelldunbar]

Excellent doc well balanced and reasoned. Good continuation!

[@Endgame707]

The English civil war was caused by Gnomes The Gnomes caused all the civil wars in Europe they hate Europeans they want to divide them

[@mardbalasy6671]

It is sad, but seems to be necessary to go through the series of wars and bloody conflicts to achieve the state of of balance and democracy we have today.

[@kevangunn7163]

Balance and democracy, please say you are being sarcastic. All the time privileged elitists lie there way into power, there will never be either. We are still fighting an illegal war, based on lies, trying to leave the EU because of lies, losing our healthcare, and education system, all thanks to the wealthy's control of the county using lies. Balanced and democratic lol, and fairies live at the bottom of your garden.

[@mardbalasy6671]

@@kevangunn7163 Yes. I am sarcastic. And you right about all that you said. Those who mountain the political and economic dominance can't do it without the lie, lie, lie and double lie. Thanks.

[@robdale88]

It’s not great and needs to be better but current political sphere in the UK is historically very stable

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

Oh I think men just have to go through their act of lemmings ever 50 years or so.

[@jugg3647]

Another one on the way?

[@cherimolina2121]

The winner writes the history.

[@Andiiiio]

Cromwell productions

[@kohinarec6580]

Great stuff, these documentaries that take their time.

[@gwhite1932]

Ever feel like history repeating itself?

[@matilda4767]

Yeah, it feels like it

[@selecttravelvacations7472]

England could very well see modern day civil war under Charles III. The war drums are already beating.

[@USA50_]

Thanks! Wish it had closed captioning but it was a good documentary regardless 😊🇺🇸🇬🇧❤️👍

[@jackiereynolds2888]

Most important to me regarding any course of events isn't 'what' or 'when' - and it is not 'who' or 'where' and not 'how'. Not a single one of these helps me to genuinely learn. Without rationale I cannot understand the reasons necessary to grow from. To work toward any lasting or meaningful changes which makes life better l must know the 'WHY's' !

[@iain5615]

Absolute monarchism versus Parliamentary Despotism. Glad we came to a more sensible solution of a constitutional monarchy.

[@elrjames7799]

@waterborne. Very neatly written: well done!

[@thomasjamison2050]

Except for the fact that ignoring Cromwell's reforms has now led to the destruction of the Engish Empire.

[@iain5615]

@@thomasjamison2050 there was only a Britain empire. England and Wales unified with Scotland before that time. Cromwell's reforms had no impact on the end of the British empire, they helped the formation of the constitutional monarchy. While Cromwell lived the Commonwealth was based on despotism with the rump Parliament, etc.

[@elrjames7799]

@@thomasjamison2050 Don't you mean the British Empire?

[@elrjames7799]

@@iain5615 You use the word 'help' which is fine and you've noticed that people often confuse the constitutional impact of the restoration of Charles II with that of William and Mary. In fact, Charles II came to the Throne with all the royal prerogatives of his father intact (Breda Declaration).

[@Kenneth_Usher]

Cromwell was the English taliban

[@dillardjenkins5118]

I have never considered wars as civil is relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.

[@SerialChiller1000]

A lot of my heritage is from Ulster (and The Firth of Clyde) I think the story of Oliver Cromwell is insanely compelling and would love to see him portrayed by Russell Crowe. The impact this period had on the USA is as incalculable as it is immense. Sir Henry Vane the Younger is my favorite person of this period. HIS impact is absolutely felt today in the US. Cromwell because of how high he rose in such a short period of time.

[@anthonymatthews7193]

You know your history

[@SerialChiller1000]

@@anthonymatthews7193 Thank you, Tony. I wish more Americans knew about this time period because it is as epic and impactful as our own Civil War.

[@anthonymatthews7193]

@@SerialChiller1000 some 25% of the male population of the US returned to fight in the Civil wars, Thomas Rainsborough being a prominent one. I will put up a photo of his death sight, Tower Green on my facebook page, In the Name of the Crown, my book is 50% set in the US and mostly fact about the hunt for three men that signed the death warrant of King Charles 1.

[@garyhiggins6718]

The best known portrayal is by Richard Harris in the 1970 movie 'Cromwell'. I am in two minds about this movie,nor the Kings portrayal by Alec Guiness, absolutely brilliant, but Richard Harris roared about all over the place stealing everyone else's best lines! Quite apart from that, they took massive liberties with historical accuracy? Eg. Cromwell didn't even reach the battle of Edge Hill until the battle was over, let alone firing the opening shots! Personally I think a single movie about the English Civil Wars could not do the subject justice!

[@garyhiggins6718]

PS, I am glad Americans are taking an interest in our history! 🙂 You can always come back you know? OR at least join the Commonwealth?🙃🙃🙃😂😂😂☺☺☺

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

You have to meet your end, it's unavoidable. Might as well do it with dignity and courage...I'll probably do it in an anxiety attack.

[@ubertoes9282]

I have to do this for school work

[@JW-zx5dr]

Interesting

[@ajblundell]

a country divided by a few men in power. some things never change

[@mfarruco7426]

Great documentary

[@thomasjamison2050]

A single clear cut cause of the English Civil War. True, somewhat controversial, but I put the blame primarily on one particular English King. I would add that the premise that Charles was also the only cause of the second half of the Civil War is very much without question.

[@Feyd01]

I did the graphics on this show, they've aged so badly. But still kind of proud.

[@helentucker6407]

I think the whole doc. Is great! Looking good to me 👍

[@Feyd01]

@@helentucker6407 That's kind of you. 🙂

[@johnclark4593]

WOW! I just saw a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Westminster Abbey! Amazing.

[@TomAZ1984]

48:10 How you know you’re getting an unbiased telling of history ;)

[@j0nnyism]

Charles wasn’t the second ruler of both Scotland and England. Athelstan and Edward 1 had done the sane

[@tombblades]

Long live the king!

[@joshualawrence9176]

We have a queen hahaha

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

Yeah not that one.

[@Dryhten1801]

@@joshualawrence9176 about that..

[@riklangham6739]

The 'ENGLISH CIVIL WAR ' was fought by Lancashire v. Yorkshire 1455-1487 . This so called 'English Civil War' should properly be called , 'The British Civil War' because of the massive contributions made by all four nations .

[@PeteScete]

While correct in the context of how we see history that war is called the war of the Roses.

[@cotton9087]

That's the "War of The Roses" 🌹

[@riklangham6739]

@@PeteScete Of course it is called that , but was an ALL ENGLISH affair . The so called 'English Civil War' involved ALL the British Countries , and subsequently is misnamed . (Strangely , ALL WAR IS UNCIVIL ! Personally I hate the phrase as I'm Ex British Army and we all did not come back ). GOOD HEALTH TO YOU , RESPECT FROM SCOTLAND .

[@riklangham6739]

@@cotton9087 YES INCORRECTLY AS WAS FOUGHT BY ENGLISH IN ENGLAND SO CAN NOT BE CALLED , NOT A CIVIL WAR AS THE ENGLISH WERE FIGHTING THEMSELVES .

[@davehopkin9502]

@@riklangham6739 The Dutchy of Lancaster included land in North Wales, the House of York had lands in the Welsh Marches The Battle of Piltown 1462 was fought in County Kilkenny Ireland. A Anglo-Scottish Army besieged Carlise in 1463 and relieved the Lancastrian Garrison at Alnwick the same year - Scotlands involvement ended with the Treaty of York 1464. It most certainly was not an English Civil War!!!!

[@guypierson5754]

4:50 To him Pudel! ...Bite him Peper!.... We gave our best buddies cute names back then too, and expected them to back us up in a fight. Have we changed at all?

[@bc7138]

I've seen that woodcut several times over the years and up until very recently I always thought that the one dog was called 'Pudel'. Now I can't help but think is that a corruption or an Early Modern form of 'poodle'? Edit: I looked it up and 'Pudel' is the German form of poodle. Seeing as Prince Rupert was from the Rhineland area, his dog, a hunting poodle named Boy, was often referred to as Pudel.

[@bikeandsee1647]

The facts are clear and sharp, it was not a confusion nor a Shakesperean tragedy of father and son, nor a senseless civil war. It was a tiny French Revolution against Feudalism, the later represented by the Catholic/papist/Feudal element. Like in France the nobility split, the bourgeoisie split, the peasantry split and the contenders in each side were a mix. This does not change that one side stood for the Parliament and the other for the Monarchy since Charles tried to bring Britain back to total Feudal darkness and lost his very head. Since then English kings and Queens have become a symbolic cultural phenomena to decorate the absolutism of the Stock Exchange, alike France.This was the real Revolution, while what English historians call "The Glorious Revolution" was no revolution at all but the import of a Dutch noble to serve as a salary King. This advanced bourgeois parliamentary system and the subjugation of Scotland and Ireland became the real basis for later world domination and wealth.

[@bikeandsee1647]

​@poewhite I am trying to make sense of what you do mean.

[@bikeandsee1647]

@poewhite What you mean about the USSR I perfectly understood from the first moment, all what is not clear is what is the connection you establish between the USSR and the English 1640 Civil War. Because the above series and my comment were about the latter, not the USSR. So how you come from 1640 to the USSR is what I am trying to understand.

[@bikeandsee1647]

@poewhite I think I get your point, and perhaps the point of the documentary. You want to say that since what King Charles wanted was not the worst of the worst, i.e, as worse as the Bolsheviks, then Cromwell's revolution was pointless, both could have compromised and therefore the Civil War was a pointless tragedy. Fine, but... Cromwell indeed wanted to find a compromise, and even offered one to the King, a very good one, after he defeated the King military, but it was the King who did not accepted it and insisted in keeping absolute power. These are the historical facts, even mentioned later in the series, therefore we are not talking here about a confused war, nor a tragedy, but a case in which King Charles wanted to revert the Parliament powerless and Cromwell spared England from going back to previous time to the Carta Magna. Therefore this takes me back to my former assertion that there was a great issue the Civil War was about, instead of the series judgement of the facts.

[@andyb.1026]

Put the two sides, Political,, Aristocratic,, Religious,, Industrial etc etc ~ into a locked room,, all fully armed ~ whoever comes out is the winner.. No need for millions of the poor, impoverished, downtrodden to die 😀😃🙂😊

[@merc340sr]

Similarities with French Revolution, i.e. limit the powers of the king and clergy, more power to parliamentarians, more laws in accordance with Enlightenment ideas, etc...most transitions to modernity are marked by civil wars or revolutions...

[@oiudatropen9548]

Audio is too low :(

[@DanStrayer]

When did this air?

[@oakashthorn5714]

While ago why?

[@Back4WhatsMines]

Fake pictures 😂😂😂🧐🤔

[@makaveliithadon]

all lies. we know what this war was really about. IYKYK

[@sincitycapital]

My ancestor came to America in the early 1630s to get away from this

[@grosvenorclub]

Ha ha and then you repeated it all in 2020 ! History does tend to come back around .

[@sincitycapital]

@@grosvenorclub History does rhyme!

[@sincitycapital]

@@grosvenorclub By the way I'd strongly recommend getting into history of Rome through about 1600. After that it just gets kind of boring because of gunpowder imo

[@grosvenorclub]

@@sincitycapital I am from the UK , then Canada , the USA and then Australia and seem to have many ancestors that left France and then England and headed to North America , Australia and New Zealand . So find it interesting reading historical events that often lead to emigrations . I have nearly finished a 1000 page book on English history and find it interesting that most people in the west country of England ( my home area ) had no desire to fight the young Americans back in the 1700's because many were from this part of England and had trade and relatives over there , it was like fighting your neighbour or cousin . It was really an arrogant monarch that refused to talk .

[@ziggypop79]

I wish we could escape Johnson’s Britton

[@tecumsehcristero]

14:14 Charles was 100% correct

[@lisaweaver986]

Medieval times that hit its breaking point.

[@pathfinderfergusfilms6630]

This can and very well may happen again..... soon!

[@jennyisle6646]

Not a chance!

[@pathfinderfergusfilms6630]

@@jennyisle6646 hopefully not. But history does have a habit of repeating it's self. Even in these modern, let's say more civilised times, dangerous civil unrest and discontent with those in power do occur. It's the extent of it that can be destructive.

[@DomhnallOSuileabhainPrin-tm1fw]

I wish that the King had won.

[@Alexander-Craig0530]

I’m sorry but being of Irish descent and knowing that Cromwell sold my ancestors into slavery ,given the choice I’d have gladly fought for King Charles I.

[@Mau_Paladino]

Too royalty for my taste...

[@davidtaylor9950]

We are the only country clever enough to rid ourselves of monarchy and stupid enough to get it back again.

[@heatherracho]

I wish America was still part of England. We would be so much better off like Canada and healthcare for all......

[@nancypantz]

Dude, we're gettin the band back together!

[@calonarang7378]

In Canada parents no longer have parental rights over their children. And treudeax closed all protesters bank accounts. I thought Canada was a liberal state?!

[@patrickmccormack4318]

Church/Religion masks the reason/s for The English Civil War. "It's an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem." - Douglas Adams

[@melvynobrien6193]

Some interesting info on the period, but the narration is very slow, particularly the first ten minutes or so; it picks up a bit after that.

[@mcfcworcester1365]

Ye old faithful city.. Worcester

[@neilforbes416]

Worcester, a very "saucy" town!

[@THINKincessantly]

The most negative impact was letting the merchants, those that call themselves the chosen, set above you, back into the country after Longshanks rid the English of them.

[@Dryhten1801]

very true

[@jonathonmitchell9684]

Story of the apocalyptic of English civil wars of sister vs sister

[@acausevic1]

Ship tax makes sense for the entire island. How do coastal towns only pay those taxes? If the invasion is stopped at the coast doesn’t that mean it’s served it’s purpose and prevented the invader from going interior of the land thus keeping everyone else safe? The nation benefits from the defenses not just coastal towns. Coastal towns are just the first to have to deal with the invasion.

[@Fish-se7cf]

Wasn’t Edmund Verney the father of Ralph, not his brother?

[@kirsteenwalker4856]

You cannot command a lesser intellect to follow a higher intellect without guidance, once that guidance is removed it will always, always revert. If your ideals are above average, then they are just that, your ideals. Without you they will not stand. Often the downfall of attempts at improvement. Cromwell is a prime and unusual example, unusual in so much that he actually achieved his goals. Prime as in without him it reverted

[@jennyisle6646]

And now he burns in hell, the evil bastard!

[@danpride2804]

The executioner of Charles 1st was the 12 year old son of Thomas Pride of Prides Purge. See the details by searching for Joseph Pride executioner of Charles 1st.

[@richardque4952]

The king was eventially restore but not hefore make a lot of concession.it was power sharing between the king and the bourgeoisie. As a matter of fact.overtime it slowly evolve into modern democracy .

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

weird that Charles the first was an ancestor of mine from my mothers side of the family

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

King Charles I was no different from Louis XIV. "L'état, c'est moi." (It is I who is the state.) Charles de Gaulle, by the way, in the 1960's said the same. It came to an uprising in 1968. History repeats itself. People learn nothing from history because the stupidity and insanities of mankind or the men who rule it, remain, regardless of advances in technologies, economies and so on. It is the human spirit that needs elevation and we have the officially enforced belief system that the human spirit does not exist. Why? Well, for one thing, the very people who urgently need to be improved, our governmental leaders, are the very people who should order that. And a person always thinks he is OK and all others are crazy. You think that, too, don't you? Anyway, that is why people in power refuse spiritual healing and spiritual improvement exercises, courses and sessions. This means we will always be run by idiots, insane, crimihnals, stupid people one time or the other.

[@garydavidshaw9984]

Absolutely brilliant what you explained and so so true

[@neilforbes416]

The lesson that should be learned is that church and State should be separate, with the State dominant and answerable to the people, not the crown, and the church to have no role whatsoever in civil society, as the church, by what we're seeing in America right now, if given an inch, will take a thousand miles and seek to do away with democracy and create a theocracy with no thought for, nor respect of human rights. The church would seek absolute power and be like Charles I, autocratic and unreasonable.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

@@neilforbes416 Yes, I totally agree. ALthough in the USA, I do not believe that Donald Trump or Mitch McConnell believe one word of Christianity, they simply use it to gain votes and power. But especially Roman Catho,ic Church and Islam have been very suppressive and insistent they became the state religion. This gave rise to discontent but Mohammed had a simply solution for that: everyone is allowed to kill the apostates scotfree.

[@neilforbes416]

@@charlesvanderhoog7056 This shows, as you've described it, the very reason why church must NEVER be allowed to exercise ANY role in society or governance thereof. Another element of why they should not have any role is their total disagreement with each other on which is the "one true religion". They might work together to gain power if they could, but upon gaining power, their differences would be 100% certain to lead to civil war.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

@@neilforbes416 Excellent. Thanks. It is always good to hear from someone who understands and I can agree with.

[@mikecook7334]

Prince Rupert of the Rhine!

[@katgirl1177]

anyone else assigned to watch this and its taking too damn long

[@pro_ggram2d193]

Yeah online school 😤😤

[@pavelstaravoitau7106]

I'm watching this for fun. I like the length and details.

[@darrenmongare4452]

i feel u . online school

[@abhinandanil7775]

Same

[@Dryhten1801]

nope lol, watching this for fun. English civil war needs to be remembered more.

[@RoseSharon7777]

The Queen chose a much unfortunate name for her firstborn in the 20th century.

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

Or William - like William the Conqueror.

[@199019852007]

@John wayne there always Henry

[@robertcuminale1212]

​@John wayne The Monarchy has not used the name John since Prince John who was a tyrant. He was forced to sign the Magna Carta which guaranteed certain rights to the nobles of England. Later the charter was extended down to the lowest people.John ruled in the place of his brother Richard The Lion Hearted who was always at war. Richard was finally cut down in a battle and John succeeded him. George VI and Edward VIII had brother named John but he was not eligible for the throne. He was a seriously ill boy who was raised elsewhere. He died at a young age.

[@robertcuminale1212]

@@c.norbertneumann4986 There were too many kings named William.

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

@@robertcuminale1212 William the Conqueror William Rufus (his son) William of Orange (succeeding James II after the Glorious Revolution) William IV (ruling 1830 - 1837, last Hanoverian king on the British throne) How are they "too many kings"?

[@Dezzasheep]

I'm shocked by the lack of diverse representation on show here.

[@danpride2804]

In todays world of internet censorship, youtube comments is about the only example of real free speech.

[@SkullOfTheAbyss]

I’m only 4 mins in so maybe I’m too soon but….. does this documentary name them?

[@colinoverton790]

The king thought he could do what he wanted, regardless of its affect on his people. He was an ignorant and arrogant man who was beaten but still thought himself above the law.

[@kwd3109]

@Lesley Leith No, sounds more like Hillary Clinton who thought in her arrogance that she couldn't be beaten but was defeated anyway by Donald Trump.

[@anthonymatthews7193]

And Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans= Bin Laden and the Taliban?

[@jennyisle6646]

He was a kind gentle man, and yeah, he was above the law! Try reading a book about him before making stupid statements on social media.

[@jennyisle6646]

@@anthonymatthews7193 Exactly!

[@sgtmajorpatrickharper7728]

The parliamentarians were no better. Yes, Charles may have abused situations. However, if you look into the history of Charles during personal rule etc, you'll find he passed a fair few successful policies, if anything, it could be argued that James I did exactly the same as Charles. Troubles had been brewing since before Charles took power, it just so happened that parliament had the upper hand during the Bishops wars to push Charles into a corner where he could no longer escape. Now, in regards to your other feelings on Charles. Surely you can't be suggesting that swapping Charles for a tyrant such as Cromwell was what this country needed. Also, considering Parliament condemned Charles on how he taxed his subjects harshly, yet as soon as the war started, they reintroduced ship money and other taxes to raise subsidies suggesting they were hypocrites looking out for their own interests. Additionally, considering the fact they were "looking out for the interests of the people", its rather interesting that they used tactics such as burning down houses and barns to press their own people into service - leading to thousands who were left homeless during and after the war. Yes both sides did this, but it just goes to show that people who don't look into the war view parliament as standing for the people, when in reality a lot of them were power hungry Puritans who didn't like the Catholic Queen and disliked Laudinism etc. Everyone would have been better off without parliament taking over - we know what happened during Cromwell's rule, and that was way worse. Many who don't read I to the subject like to assume Charles was a tyrant and fully to blame, but I advise you to look into it all before making judgement. A single documentary doesn't tell you all.

[@jamellfoster6029]

The Puritans SUCKED!!! They shut down theaters & opera houses... I couldn't deal with that!!! How depressing!!!!

[@LukeLovesRose]

Some plays, movies, books, etc are written to help destroy the Bible and all things Holy in this world. That's why we're living in a paranoid, degenerate Communist hellhole today.

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@LukeLovesRose but that suppresses free thought & free will. People aren't given the opportunity to learn or experience things to make a conscientious decision regarding their lives... I'm a Christian but I believe in free will & I'm very liberal ..

[@LukeLovesRose]

@@jamellfoster6029 These same devils pushing liberalism HATE Christianity with a passion. Christ called them out 2000 years ago. Now that these serpents have more power, you can see their influence on society. They replaced The Ten Commandments with a statue of Baphomet using that same excuse. Christianity stifles free thought and free expression. Well, I say its the exact opposite. The Communist hellhole that they're creating are really punishing decedent ideas. I think Christianity supports and promotes individualism a lot more. BUT if I say I question certain genocides during WW2 or I try to wake people up to the truth about 911, guess what happens to me? I get treated like a leper or worse.

[@paulmanson253]

@@jamellfoster6029 And you have just interacted with the modern equivalent. He will never learn the teachings of Christ. They are too decent,you see.

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@paulmanson253 TRUE... God gave us Free Will. Plus He didn't mean for us to lead somber, boring, rigid lives... The HORROR!!!! If we accept Jesus as our Lord & Savior, endeavor to live for Him, & show kindness & respect to others we are showing evidence of our Salvation. One doesn't have to live like a nun, monk, prude, or utter numpty to be Saved...

[@iainclark5964]

To be honest I've never heard of this war.

[@wigglyziggly]

Is that Peter Davison narrating?

[@craigkdillon]

Seems "Taxation Without Representation" could have been the rallying cry of another war. BTW.. the people in New England who raised that cry for the American Revolution were descendents of Cromwell's Roundheads, I read that somewhere. {I believe David Hackett Fischer's "Paul Revere's Ride". Good read. Good historian. It will change your understanding of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.}

[@cambs0181]

Yeah but this is about the English civil war here. Not everything is about the US.

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

@@cambs0181 They had a revolution before it was cool.

[@danmacalpinbruce2555]

Washington then put a tax increase on whisky to pay for the war after it was won. Seems kind of too faced

[@craigkdillon]

@@danmacalpinbruce2555 Are you referring to the Whiskey Rebellion in Kentucky?? That was an interesting conflict.

[@msbrowngault]

@@danmacalpinbruce2555 very two faced

[@dumoulin11]

12:15 "King Charles was a man of great principle and conviction" ... and his horse had a tiny head.

[@brasspick]

23:31-23:35 So, in essence, the Scots flogged the bishops...

[@lordkorner]

11:53 wales already forgotten about.

[@Dwigglemoo]

Prof Black's voice is so similar to Jeremy Paxman's