The English Civil War (s) took place during the reign of Charles I, the second Stuart monarch. The war ended in victory for the Parliamentarians.Charles was executed in 1649. After this conflict, the line of Stuart monarchs was temporarily displaced by the Commonwealth of England.he English Civil War (s) took place during the reign of Charles I, the second Stuart monarch. The war ended in victory for the Parliamentarians.
A bonfire is a large but controlled outdoor fire, used either for informal disposal of burnable waste material or as part of a celebration.The name bonfire is derived from the fact that bonfires were originally fires in which bones were burned.s many other traditions in Scandinavia, St. Hans is believed to have a pagan origin, the celebration of mid summer's eve. In Sweden Walpurgis Night is celebrated on 30 April which includes the burning of a bonfire. In Finland, Midsummer Eve is celebrated with large bonfires.
countable noun. 1  A pyre is a high pile of wood built outside on which people burn a dead body or other things in a ceremony. 2  a heap or pile of wood or other combustible material, esp one used for cremating a corpse. 3  a pile, esp. of wood, on which a dead body is burned in a funeral rite.