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The '''English Civil War''' consisted of a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians (known as [[Roundhead]]s) and Royalists (known as [[Cavalier]]s) between [[1642]] and [[1651]]. The [[#The First English Civil War|first]] ([[1642]]–[[1645]]) and [[#The Second English Civil War|second]] ([[1648]]–[[1649]]) [[civil war]]s pitted the supporters of [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] against the supporters of the [[Long Parliament]], while the [[#The Third English Civil War|third]] war (1649–1651) saw fighting between supporters of [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]] and supporters of the [[Rump Parliament]]. The Civil War ended with the Parliamentary victory at the [[Battle of Worcester]] on [[3 September]] [[1651]].
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