The English Civil War explores a period, which revolutionised government and witnessed the first faltering steps of parliamentarians towards the democratic form of government we know today. It deals with the essentials of the conflict as a readable chronological narrative, beginning with the causes of the war and ending with the execution of King Charles I. The English Civil War presents concisely the essentials of the conflict as a readable chronological narrative, beginning with the causes of the war and ending with the execution of King Charles I. The author describes the celebrated battles of Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby, together with the major political events, which characterised one of the most turbulent periods in English history. Contemporary documents and leading secondary sources have been used to produce a picture of those troubled times - a period which revolutionised government and witnessed the first faltering steps of parliamentarians towards the democratic form of government we know today. The English Civil War is both an invaluable source of reference, and an encouragement to delve deeper into what is the most fascinating of historical subjects and a subject of perennial interest.