english civil war

1660, as London sung the ballad “When the King enjoys his own again” for Charles II, came the long-awaited Restoration of the House of Stuart. After 11 years, England, Scotland,and Ireland once again have a monarch. While the reign of the House of Stuart wouldn't last long beyond the sons of...

Hello all, So, King James IV and I was succeeded by Charles I, whose disastrous reign led to the English Civil War, the abolition of the monarchy, and (in the long run) the permanent preeminence of Parliament after the Restoration. Charles was extremely unpopular for his religious policies, his...

How different history of British Isles would have been, assuming than Charles I Stuart after hearing news about his army beign destroyed at Naseby - suffered a shock so severe that it killed him few days later? Is is possible in this situation for his son - Charles II - soon be 15 at the time to...

It seems that the ideas they put forward were somewhat popular with the rank and file of the new model army (NMA) and that with some changes they could have taken over England. What I personally find very interesting about them are the ideas put forward in "An Agreement of the People". A...

WI he'd decided to take his chances by going to America?

But providence doth often so dispose. - Oliver Cromwell July 2nd, 1644. Richard reckoned it had been about an hour since the battle started when the Bradford company were called to reinforce the left. The men had almost immediately begun to speculate on what that might mean for the course of...

Was there any chance for the English Commonwealth to take a democratic-ish form, following the Levellers' Agreement of the People, instead of becoming a military dictatorship under Oliver Cromwell? What would happen to Scotland and Ireland? What about the rest of Europe? Would there still be an...

So, what if Charles I and his wife, Herietta Maria of France, died in 1640? Let's say in this case that she dies from some infection following the birth of Henry, Duke of Gloucester, while Charles dies of some disease (maybe the plague since that was still around and would possibly make talks...

It always puzzled me that when the King of France was guillotined, all the European powers immediately sought to bring back the Bourbons on the throne and crush the Revolution, so it wouldn't spread to their borders, but when 150 years before, the English Parliament killed their King and...

The terms of the third succession act made Anne Stanley, a young unmarried English noblewoman, the heir to England as her ancestor was Mary Tudor the younger sister of Henry VIII, however she was bypassed and the Scottish King succeeded Elizabeth I What would have happened if this girl became...

“Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.” John Webbe “Let’s say we steal some shit.” Sylvester Stallone (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) The continent of North America is home to several independent nations...

The Royal oak was an English oak tree in which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Parliamentarians following the Battle Of Worchester in 1651, during the English civil war. Charles, on one occasion when recounting the experience, said that while he was hiding in the tree, a...

I'm far from an expert in the topic, but I've been trying to understand how the English Civil War worked. How could it be avoided? Maybe Charles I wins against the Scotts in 1639 and is therefore not forced to convene the Parliaments. Maybe his support of the Huguenots at the Siege of La...

A portrait of King Charles II “The Great” after his victory in the Third English Civil War. The reign of King Charles II of Britain was one of the most consequential periods in British history since the End of the War of the Roses which brought about the rule of the Tudor Dynasty in England...

Steadfast in Loyalty: The Story of Prince Rupert, the Cavalier Elector ======= What's this then? What it says on the tin! A TLIAW covering an alternate life of Prince Rupert, everyone's favourite cavalier. A TLIAW? Didn't people stop writing those years ago? Well, maybe... But I had an idea...

During the Battle of Marston Moor, Oliver Cromwell was slightly wounded in the neck. He was forced to leave the field to get treatment, but returned to help bring about a Parliamentarian victory. Suppose the wound had been fatal. Would it have changed the course of the battle? What other...

What happens if the Cavaliers win the conflict? The Parliamentarian forces lose to the Royalists and Oliver Cromwell is beheaded. How does this affect the rest of Europe? And most importantly (Well, to me anyways) what happens to the colonies? Do remnants of the New Model Army escape to...

So, I'm fairly new to the Alternate History forums, as of right now, but Ive done a fair bit of reading. I have currently caught up with three major timelines here and one elsewhere, and am in the process of reading two other ones. Admittedly, that probably isnt very much. However, I've always...

The idea here is simple. All the Stuarts, between the execution of Charles I in 1649 to 1659/1660, all died before they could have a chance to return to power after the death of Cromwell. (Say Charles II is killed following Worcester, etc.) What is the fate of England, Scotland and Ireland...

As it says on the tin. Lord Ollie left quite a few kids, and was seemingly succeeded by the least talented, Richard (a.k.a. Tumbledown Dick or Queen Dick). However, Lord Oliver was also a wily old bastard, since he held more power than a king ever did. From what I can find, Richard Cromwell's...