| NOUN | act | English Civil War | civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I |
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| Meaning | civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648 . | |
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| Instance of | civil war | A war between factions in the same country |
| Parts | Drogheda | In 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants |
| Marston Moor, battle of Marston Moor | A battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert | |
| Naseby, Battle of Naseby | A battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists | |
| Region | England | A division of the United Kingdom |
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