What caused the English Civil War? | Origins of the Civil War | 5 Minute History

In this video Dr Charlotte Young discusses the origins and causes of the English Civil War.

[LordMarshyMan]

POV: You’re using this in your secondary school history class.

[star.interlude]

Everyone is here for homework, ok? We all know by now...

[nmbileg]

Everyone watching this for homework/exams, meanwhile I'm just curious about what happened back then

[richardglady]

Presented very well. The speaker spoke clearly. Thank you.

[malcolmabram]

Thank you for this. It is very interesting. I feel the main underlying cause of the civil wars, was that much of England especially in the south east, were no longer 'feudal' in structure, but had become much more complex with merchants, businesses, tradesmen, couriers, deliverymen and the like. Many failed to see the need for an absolute monarch, which no longer could effectively rule such a complex society, and thus in practice became less connected if not irrelevant. Parliament with all its committees could address the nations needs more effectively, but as you stated Parliament was denied that voice during the so called 11 years personal rule. What you say of course happened, but the resulting clashes were symptoms of this deeper underlying cause of inability to govern effectively.
On another note, the number of men who died in the war is nearly as much as British people who died in the second World War. It is sad, that this bloody period of English history is not taught in our schools, even because of its relevance to the rise of Parliamentary democracy.

[johnmguzman]

Cheers! Thank u from across the pond. As a citizen of thecUS, I enjoyed your history chat. I aldo lived 6 months in the UK many years ago. History is something we all need to learn and appreciate.

[crystalheart]

I could listen to your voice all day to learn

[stevendee]

I could listen to her all day. Beautiful voice and speech.

[spoon]

pov: the teacher made you watch the video and take notes

[lilyevelynn]

Thankyou for this video. Ive got my exams and need help. This really helped me. 👌

[samah]

thank you so much i needed this for my essay

[summinthangvualnam]

What a sweet voice!! It's easy to grasp. Thank you.

[jameswaters]

POV: You are tryna make notes and your still half way through writing the first one and she's already said 200 different thing and you're gonna have to watch it like 20 times.

[jamesedwards]

Very good stuff, guys! Love the study of this period in English history as a contrast/comparison to our own.

[camilacotarelo]

Loved the video. It helped me a lot! Amazing explanation. 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[bigalb]

Excellent summary - technically, there were 3 English civil wars but they often get referred to in the singular, probably because they occurred within a relatively short period of time (<10 years). Incidentally, you are correct with 'English' Civil War - just spotted the BBC version on Youtube which talks about the 'British' civil wars. Great Britain did not exist in 1642, if I'm not mistaken!

[Paul-wleg]

Thank you this was extremely useful for my history exam!

[learkingofalbion]

Well articulated. One thing that might be added was that Cromwell's personal animosity toward the Crown was a result of the presumed bastardization of the Crown long before Charles I was crowned. "If the King desires to be regarded as King by Parliament, asserting the Divine Right of Privilege, then the King must be the Divine King!" I can almost hear Cromwell yelling over objection. In short, the problem was that Charles I asserted "the divine right of Kings" but was not the divine king -- the Bastard was. And the Bastard was in the New World and had been the host of the "First Thanksgiving" no matter what Honest Abe Lincoln's influence on history books has claimed when creating the covering holiday to commemorate a perverted explanation of what happened. What Charles did by chartering the New England Company to John Winthrop in 1629 was to violate a long established treaty with the New World by pretending the treaty did not exist -- in exchange for cash. Oops. Cromwell objected. John Winthrop, in the new world, did not object. For obvious reasons.

[tosinadepoju]

could you please add subtitles to the video?

[outreachart]

Please could I use this in my art history teaching...?