1.5- Cavaliers and Roundheads

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1.5- Cavaliers and Roundheads

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Oct 13, 2013

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After negotiations with Parliament broke down, King Charles raised his standard in August, 1642. The opening campaigns of the First Civil War tilted in the Royalists favor.

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Oct 13, 2013

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