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20 Cards in this Set
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23 October 1642
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Battle of Edgehill
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
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Charles I's nephew, the Royalist cavalry commander
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New Model Army
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A new fighting force created by the Parliamentarians, and one of the factors that tipped the balance in their favour. The NMA had skilled commanders chosen on merit, not background; good discipline and organisation; a belief that it was doing God's work
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January 1649
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Trial of Charles I. He was executed on 30th January in front of Banqueting House in Whitehall
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14 June 1645
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Battle of Naseby
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Kineton
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Village behind the Parliamentarian lines at Edgehill, where Prince Rupert charged off to instead of returning to the battlefield
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Cavalry
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Men fighting on horseback
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Infantry
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Footsoldiers
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Oliver Cromwell
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A Puritan MP who rose to power during the English Civil War because of his excellent tactics and discipline
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Sir Thomas Fairfax
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The Parliamentarian infantry commander
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Cavaliers
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Another name for Royalist fighters in the English Civil War
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Roundheads
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Another name for Parliamentarian fighters in the English Civil War
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Baggage train
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A train of wagons carrying the equipment needed by an army on the march
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Muskets and Pikes
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Key weapons used by infantry on both sides in the English Civil War
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Oxford
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The Royalist capital during the English Civil War
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Battle of Naseby
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The decisive battle of the English Civil War, where Oliver Cromwell's excellent tactics ensured a Parliamentarian victory
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Battle of Edgehill
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The first pitched battle of the English Civil War, on 23rd October 1642. Tactical errors on the Royalist side led to a stalemate.
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1642-46
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Dates of the First English Civil War
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1648-9
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Dates of the so-called 'Second Civil War'. Fighting resumed but Parliament easily crushed the revolt. Charles I's actions convinced many that he was too dangerous to keep in captivity
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30 January 1649
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Execution of Charles I
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