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English Civil War Dragoon Helmet
A dragoon helmet typical of the English Civil Wars (1642-51) period. From a Scottish Covenanter dragoon, such as would have fought at the Battle of Preston in 1648 during the Second English Civil War (Feb-Aug 1648). (Huntly House Museum...
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Causes of the American Civil War - Spoiler Alert: It Was All About Slavery
There was actually only one cause for the American Civil War: slavery. All the events leading to the Civil War, understood as steps moving steadily up the conflict, had slavery as the underlying cause for upset and increasing division between...
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The Propaganda of Octavian and Mark Antony's Civil War
Propaganda played an important role in Octavian (l. 63 BCE - 14 CE) and Mark Antony's (l. 83 – 30 BCE) civil war, and once victorious at the Battle of Actium (31 BCE), Octavian returned home to become the first Roman emperor. The decade preceding...
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English Civil War Pikemen & Musketeers
English Civil Wars (1642-51) pikemen and musketeer re-enactors of the Sealed Knot.
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English Civil War Cavalry Helmet
A cavalry helmet typical of those used during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Often known as a "three-bar pot" for its shape and face protection bars. Made of steel with copper, gold, and silver inlay. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York...
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English Civil War Cavalry
Members of the Sealed Knot, a British re-enactment group of the English Civil Wars (1642-51).
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English Civil War Cannon
English Civil Wars (1642-51) re-enactors of the Sealed Knot firing a cannon.
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English Civil War Breastplate
An example of the breastplate armour typically worn by infantry and some cavalry in the early stages of the English Civil War (1642-51). (Ludlow Museum, Shropshire, England)
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English Civil War Pikemen
A re-enactment of a charge by pikemen as was seen at such engagements as the 1648 Battle of Maidstone during the English Civil War (1642-51).
The event was 'Military Odyssey' in Kent in 2011.
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King Philip's War
King Philip’s War (also known as Metacom’s War, 1675-1678) was a conflict in New England between a coalition of Native American tribes organized under the command of Metacom (also known as King Philip, l. 1638-1676), chief of the Wampanoag...