54.1 End of the English Civil War
A History of Europe Key Battles
Carl Rylett
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🗓️ 13 November 2020
⏱️ 27 minutes
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After the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell and his Commonwealth government asserted their authority over Ireland and Scotland. They fought off an invasion from Charles's son, which was defeated at the Battle of Worcester 1651 and then attacked the remaining Royalist forces in the Scilly Isles, Channel Islands and the Americas. Meanwhile, tensions grew with the neighbouring Dutch Republic
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| 0:40.3 | The Welcome to a history of Europe |
| 1:04.4 | Kibattels podcast. |
| 1:07.3 | This is the Anglo-Dutch Wars of 1652 to 1674. |
| 1:13.6 | Part 1 of 4. In previous episodes, a short time ago, I covered the English Civil War up to the trial and execution of King Charles I of England on the 30th of January 1649. |
| 1:49.6 | In this set of episodes, I will continue with the story of the English, a focus on a series of conflicts they embarked on with their neighbour, the Dutch Republic. |
| 2:00.5 | Three Anglo-Dutch wars in all, from 1652 to 1674. |
| 2:11.1 | The execution of Charles I began a unique period of history for England, |
| 2:20.2 | an experiment of rule under a republic. |
| 2:28.2 | Since the late Middle Ages, a number of city-states in northern Italy, notably Venice and Genoa, had been run as republics, as was the Swiss Confederacy. Two Russian cities with a powerful merchant class, Novgorod and Baskov, |
| 2:38.7 | had also adopted a Republican form of government in the 12th and 13th centuries, respectively, |
| 2:45.2 | until conquered by Muscovy at the end of the 15th century. |
| 2:51.6 | While in Italy, the ideological basis for republicanism was provided by ancient Rome and classical writers, |
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