English Civil War English Civil War The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance. The first (1642–1646) and second (1648–1649) wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third (1649–1651) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The war ended with the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651. The overall outcome of the war was threefold: the trial and execution of Charles I
Slavery during the American Civil War Manning in "What This Cruel War Was Over", Jason Phillips in "Diehard Rebels", Joseph Glatthaar in The "New Civil War History" and "General Lee's Army", Aaron Sheehan-Deen in "Why Confederates Fought", Kenneth Noe in "Reluctant Rebels", and James McPherson in "For Cause and Comrades" argued that slavery was central in the mindset of many Confederate soldiers. The issue in the mind and motivation of Union soldiers has also been debated. Manning's "What This Cruel War Was Over" is an example discussing the importance of slavery for Union soldiers. At the beginning of 1865, millions of black people remained as slaves,