The World Turned Upside Down - The British Civil Wars 1638-1651

How Scots opposition irreparably damaged the King’s authority


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From 1637 popular opposition to Charles I in Scotland ignited a crisis which first spread to Ireland in 1641 and then to England and Wales in 1642. It was here in Scotland that the king initially made the concessions which publicly exposed his weakness and his inability to sustain his Divine right to rule. Once ... Read more
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