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Several military conflicts are considered English civil wars:










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Several military conflicts are considered English civil wars:

  • The Anarchy
    The Anarchy

    The Anarchy or The Nineteen Year Winter refers to a period of history of England during the reign of the Normans King, Stephen of England, which was characterised by civil war and unsettled government....
     (1135–1154).
  • The Revolt of 1173–1174
    Revolt of 1173-1174

    The Revolt of 1173–1174 was a rebellion against Henry II of England by three of his sons, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and rebel supporters....
     by Henry the Young King
    Henry the Young King

    Henry, known as the Young King was the second of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine....
     against Henry II
    Henry II of England

    Henry II, called Curtmantle ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France....
    .
  • The First Barons' War
    First Barons' War

    The First Barons' War was a combination of :* a civil war in the Kingdom of England, between :**the forces of a number of rebellious barons, led by Robert Fitzwalter, and...
     against King John
    John of England

    John reigned as List of English monarchs from 6 April 1199, until his death. He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I of England, who died without issue....
     (1215–1217).
  • The Second Barons' War
    Second Barons' War

    The Second Barons' War was a civil war in England between the forces of a number of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, against the Royalist forces led by Prince Edward ....
     against Henry III
    Henry III of England

    Henry III was the son and successor of John of England as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester....
     (1264–1267).
  • The Wars of the Roses
    Wars of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of House of Lancaster and House of York....
     (1455–1487).
  • The English Civil War
    English Civil War

    The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundhead and Cavalier. The First English Civil War and Second English Civil War civil wars pitted the supporters of Charles I of England against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the Third English Civil War saw fighting between supporters...
     (1642–1651).
    • The First English Civil War
      First English Civil War

      The First English Civil War commenced the series of three wars known as the English Civil War . "The English Civil War" was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Roundhead and Cavaliers from 1642 until 1651, and includes the Second English Civil War and the Third English Civil War ....
       (1642–1646).
    • The Second English Civil War
      Second English Civil War

      The Second English Civil War was the second of three wars known as the English Civil War which refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliament of England and Cavaliers from 1642 until 1652 and include the First English Civil War and the Third English Civil War ....
       (1648–1649).
    • The Third English Civil War
      Third English Civil War

      The Third English Civil War was the last of the English Civil War , a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundheads and Cavaliers....
       (1649–1651).
  • The Monmouth Rebellion
    Monmouth Rebellion

    The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow James II of England, who had become King of England at the death of his elder brother Charles II of England on 6 February 1685....
     (1685).
  • The Glorious Revolution
    Glorious Revolution

    The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of British monarchy James II of England in 1688 by a union of Parliament of England with an invading army led by the Dutch Republic stadtholder William III of England , who as a result ascended the English throne as William III of England....
     (1688).


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