Charles I at his trial; defeat led to his execution in January 1649
Date
February to August 1648
Location
England and Wales
Result
Execution of Charles I
Formation of the Commonwealth
Kirk Party takes power in Scotland
Belligerents
Royalists Scottish Covenanters
Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Hamilton
Earl of Norwich
Rowland Laugharne
Sir Charles Lucas
Oliver Cromwell
Sir Thomas Fairfax
John Lambert
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Bishops' Wars • Irish Confederate Wars • First English Civil War • Second English Civil War • Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms • Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
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English Civil War
First
Second
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Second English Civil War
St. Fagans
Pembroke
Maidstone
St Neots
Y Dalar Hir
Colchester
Preston
Winwick
The Second English Civil War took place between February and August 1648 in England and Wales. It forms part of the series of conflicts known collectively as the 1639–1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which include the 1641–1653 Irish Confederate Wars, the 1639–1640 Bishops' Wars, and the 1649–1653 Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
Following his defeat in the First English Civil War, in May 1646 Charles I surrendered to the Scots Covenanters, rather than Parliament. By doing so, he hoped to exploit divisions between English and Scots Presbyterians, and English Independents. At this stage, all parties expected Charles to continue as king, which combined with their internal divisions, allowed him to refuse significant concessions. When the Presbyterian majority in Parliament failed to disband the New Model Army in late 1647, many joined with the Scottish Engagers in an agreement to restore Charles to the English throne.
The subsequent Scottish invasion was supported by Royalist risings in South Wales, Kent, Essex and Lancashire, along with sections of the Royal Navy. However, these were poorly co-ordinated and by the end of August 1648, they had been defeated by forces under Oliver Cromwell and Sir Thomas Fairfax. This led to the execution of Charles I in January 1649 and establishment of the Commonwealth of England, after which the Covenanters crowned his son Charles II King of Scotland, leading to the 1650 to 1652 Anglo-Scottish War.
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