Why did the parliamentarians not the royalists win the first British civil war?
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Why did the parliamentarians not the royalists win the first civil war?
This essay is directed at not only showing why the parliamentarians won the first civil war but why the royalists lost. Many points shall be examined such as finance, leadership, foreign support, motives for fighting, and regions of control through out Britain and the New Model Army.
There were two sides in the civil war; royalists who supported the king, who also known …
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…morale. This showed itself as a reorganised fighting force, the New Model Army. At Naseby this army finally put down any hopes of a royalist victory. It was at this battle that the major Royalist army was defeated and victory was secured. It said to be 'a sure sign that the provential hand of God was with Parliament.' With the surrender of Oxford, the royalist headquarters, in 1646 the first civil war had been won.
…morale. This showed itself as a reorganised fighting force, the New Model Army. At Naseby this army finally put down any hopes of a royalist victory. It was at this battle that the major Royalist army was defeated and victory was secured. It said to be 'a sure sign that the provential hand of God was with Parliament.' With the surrender of Oxford, the royalist headquarters, in 1646 the first civil war had been won.
