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Battle of Dunbar 1650 - Third English Civil War
The Battle of Dunbar was a battle of the Third English Civil War. The English Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell defeated a Scottish army commanded by David Leslie which was loyal to King Charles II, who had been proclaimed King...

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English Civil War Reenactment Battle Display! BIGGEST EVER! Military Odyssey 2013 | HD Video
English Civil War Reenactment Battle Display! BIGGEST EVER! Military Odyssey 2013: The biggest and most impressive English Civil War Battle display I've ever seen! For my video camera is use a Canon EOS 60D DSLR Camera (Canon Digital...

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Ten Minute English and British History #20 - The English Civil War
This episode of Ten Minute History covers the late reign of Charles I and his problems with the Bishops' War and the conflict with parliament. It wasn't long before Charles' duplicity and method of rule saw the outbreak of war between Parliament...

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English Civil Wars Soldiers
A detail of the Civil War memorial window showing different soldier types at St. Chad's Church, Farndon, Cheshire. Created after the Restoration of 1660.

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English Civil War: Crash Course
The English Civil War. We'll talk about England after Elizabeth, in which things didn't go that smoothly. We'll talk about James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and James II, all of whom ruled England, (and tried to rule all of...

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The Arms and Armour of The English Civil War
The Royal Armouries’ English Civil War collection boasts an array of infantry and cavalry arms and armour from the 1640s. Delve into this turbulent historical period with a look at some cavalry arms and armour. Where to find us: ⚔Website...

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A History of Svalbard
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean on the northwest corner of the Barents Shelf. It is 800 kilometres (497 mi) north of mainland Norway and sits roughly midway between the top of Norway and the North Pole. It is bordered by Greenland...

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Map of the English Civil Wars (1642 - 1651)
This map illustrates the complexity and interconnected nature of the English Civil Wars (1642–1651), also known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms—England, Scotland, and Ireland. These overlapping conflicts were driven by competing visions...

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The Russian Empire - Summary on a map
Let's retrace on maps the Russian Empire history, from the end of the Rurik Dynasty in 1598 to the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917.

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Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer best known for his works for the stage, such as the ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and the groundbreaking The Rite of Spring. The modernist composer lived in Switzerland, France, and then...