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- Britain - Changing Lives
- c.1066 |Medieval Manor
- c.1180 |Medieval Minds
- c.1250 |Medieval Towns
- c.1320 |Monastic Life
- c.1348 |The Black Death
- c.1420 |Yeoman England
- c.1520 |The Reformation
- c.1588 |Shakespeare's World
- c.1612 |Pendle Witches
- c.1775 |Iron and Industry
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- c.1810 |Urban Slums
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- c.1853 |The Vision of Titus Salt
- c.1875 |Cities Transformed
- c.1910 |A Golden Age?
- c.1984 |Death of Industry
- Britain - Rulers & Ruled
- c.1066 |Norman Conquest
- c.1170 |Church & Crown
- c.1215 |Magna Carta
- c.1280 |First Parliaments
- c.1381 |Peasants Revolt
- c.1470 |The Pastons
- c.1528 |Henry VIII & Church
- c.1649 |Civil War
- c.1658 |The Wheel of History
- c.1688 |"Glorious" Revolution
- c.1789 |Rights of Man
- c.1819 |Peterloo Massacre
- c.1842 |The Chartists
- c.1867 |Dawn of Democracy
- c.1893 |Rise of Labour
- c.1903 |Votes for Women
- c.1919 |Century of Change
- Britain - Nations & Empire
- Smallpox Through Time
- c.1045BC |Face of a Pharaoh
- c.1562 |Arsenic and Old Lace
- c.1617 |Smallpox in America
- c.1711 |Child Pox
- c.1721 |Experiment in Newgate
- c.1758 |The Speckled Monster
- c.1796 |Jenner's Breakthrough
- c.1800 |The Vaccine Triumphant
- c.1806 |Ox-faced Boys
- c.1853 |Public Health & Protest
- c.1896 |Epidemic on Camera
- c.1967 |Global Action
- c.2010 |Smallpox Today
- The American West
- Britain - Changing Lives
- This Module
- The public execution of Charles 1 and the abolition of the monarchy were unprecedented events in British history. This module explores how and why they happened. It explains the political and religious factors behind the Civil War, and describes how the stalemate of the First Civil War was broken with Charles I's deal with the Scots.
- Credits
History of Britain - Rulers & Ruled
- 8.Civil War
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1640 - 1649
An exploration of the death of Charles 1, and of the crisis that engulfed England and Scotland in the mid 17th century. (7 mins)
Chapter Breakdown
- 1. A cold day in January, 1649: the killing of a king.
- 2. Kings had been murdered before. But a public execution? ... How and why did it happen?
- 3. Charles I and Parliament - the descent into war.
- 4. Oliver Cromwell rises to prominence and transforms the Parliamentary army.
- 5. Charles' escape from imprisonment. The Second Civil War - and the Scottish connection.
Picture Viewer
Location details
The opening sequence was filmed outside the Banqueting House in London. It's one of London's royal palaces, and has an impressive roof painted by Rubens showing the majesty and 'divine right' of King James 1 - almost the last thing Charles 1 would have seen before his death. Ironic.
The re-enactment sequences were courtesy of the Sealed Knot - fabulous fun. See them in action if you can - they're brilliant.
And then the final sequence was shot at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight, where we also filmed for an earlier module (see 'Magna Carta').
DVD
DVD Coming Soon!
We hope to release a new DVD pack containing all the video modules for the British timelines including 'Changing Lives', 'Rulers & Ruled', and 'Empire & Nations'.
