The English Civil Wars comprised three wars, which were fought between Charles I and Parliament between 1642 and 1651. The wars were part of a wider conflict involving Wales, Scotland and Ireland, known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The human cost of the wars was devastating.
Wikipedia and English Heritage both give interesting accounts of this period. We have taken our references from local historian Sir Frank Markham who wrote about the period in his book which we refer to below.
Members have access to a downloadable extract (see Document Download Section) quoting text from Sir Frank Markham’s books as listed in the References section.