Bishops' Wars
1639–1640 · Event
Scottish Covenanters resist Charles I's prayer book; the first war ends without a battle, the second in defeat at Newburn (1640), and the cost forces him to recall Parliament.
On these timelines: English Civil War, Master, United Kingdom (combined), England, Scotland
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