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

Why did Royalists lose the Civil War?

25 min • 12 juni 2023

This podcast discusses the range of factors which caused the defeat of the royalists in England and Wales during the First Civil War of 1642-1646. Its themes range from royalist structural weaknesses, their shortages of manpower and resources, to defeat in battle and the withdrawal of civilian support from the royalist cause. The decisive role of ... Read more

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