The English Civil Wars: The “Puritan Revolution” and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Format: Video

Subject Matter: civil war, monarchy, parliament, Puritanism, Stuart, three kingdoms

The English Civil Wars: The "Puritan Revolution" and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

A clear account of the main features of the English Civil War, outlining the political and religious issues, the conflicts between England and Ireland and Scotland, Charles I's unpopular taxes, ...his leanings towards Catholicism, his belief in his "divine right". together with the episcopalian, presbyterian and puritan views on how the Church should be structured, the rise of Cromwell, the continuation of the conflict after the beheading of Charles I, and the longer-term consequences of the war.

0:00 Introduction: What was the Civil War?
0:23 A Divided Parliament
0:40 Background: Charles's unpopularity
1:27 The Wars of the Three Kingdoms
1:52 The Issues: Why the war happened
2:04 Church and State
2:25 Politics
3:03 Religion
3:58 The leaders in Parliament
4:20 The course of the the war
4:53 The New Model Army
5:05 The Battle of Naseby
5:15 Charles's surrender
5:35 Charles's deal with the Scots
5:45 Scottish invasion of England
6:00 Pride's Purge
6:22 The Rump Parliament
6:34 Charles's trial
6:46 Charles's execution
6:57 The continuance of the war: Charles II
7:15 Second Scottish invasion
7:30 Charles's exile: The end of the war
7:43 The outcome of the warShow More

4 Comments

@NS-qx5mt

February 26, 2026

Thanks for the update buddy. Watched the old video, learning about revolutions to find out their individual flaws. I appreciate the easily digestable info

@anosensei

February 26, 2026

🧑‍🎓Thanks for the feedback. The old video is on the channel I used when I was teaching. I’ve been working on this channel since retiring a few years ago, and am also in the process of creating an associated website. I hope you’ll find other material here that suits your digestion! 😁

@NS-qx5mt

February 26, 2026

@anosensei Sincere congratulations on your retirement. Using it to continue to educate others is very inspirational and admirable. Thanks brother.

@anosensei

February 12, 2026

0:00 Introduction: What was the Civil War?
0:23 A Divided Parliament
0:40 Background: Charles’s unpopularity
1:27 The Wars of the Three Kingdoms
1:52 The Issues: Why the war happened
2:04 Church and State
2:25 Politics
3:03 Religion
3:58 The leaders in Parliament
4:20 The course of the the war
4:53 The New Model Army
5:05 The Battle of Naseby
5:15 Charles’s surrender
5:35 Charles’s deal with the Scots
5:45 Scottish invasion of England
6:00 Pride’s Purge
6:22 The Rump Parliament
6:34 Charles’s trial
6:46 Charles’s execution
6:57 The continuance of the war: Charles II
7:15 Second Scottish invasion
7:30 Charles’s exile: The end of the war
7:43 The outcome of the war