1642    King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war.

1642    Charles I calls the English Parliament traitors. The English Civil War begins.

1643    English Civil War: attle of Roundway Down

1643    English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.

1644    English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.

1644    Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.

1645    English Civil War: attle of Naseby

1645    English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.

1646    Battle of Great Torrington, Devon – the last major battle of the first English Civil War.

1648    England's Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Addresses, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.

1649    English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.