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1,500 wounded on each side). Sounds like a draw to me. to draw a like Sounds side). each on wounded 1,500

Both sides killed and wounded almost exactly the same number of soldiers (500 dead and and dead (500 soldiers of number same the exactly almost wounded and killed sides Both

Is that possible? that Is

The battle was a draw. a was battle The

So, what happened? what So,

Obviously, the war carried on for another four years. years. four another for on carried war the Obviously,

They were wrong, weren’t they? weren’t wrong, were They

won the Battle of Edgehill would win the war the win would Edgehill of Battle the won

Both sides thought that one big battle would win the war. Both sides believed that whoever whoever that believed sides Both war. the win would battle big one that thought sides Both

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. The army was led by the King and Prince Rupert. Rupert. Prince and King the by led was army Cavalier The Essex. of Earl 3rd Devereux, Robert

The battle took place on 25th October, in . The army was led by by led was army Roundhead The Warwickshire. in October, 25th on place took battle The

Edgehill

Worcester. Edgehill was the first big battle of the Civil War. Civil the of battle big first the was Edgehill Worcester.

Parliament had already captured the city of Portsmouth and there had been fighting in in fighting been had there and Portsmouth of city the captured already had Parliament

The first great battle of the civil war was the Battle of Edgehill. It wasn’t the first battle. battle. first the wasn’t It Edgehill. of Battle the was war civil the of battle great first The

The First Great Battle of the Civil War War Civil Civil the the of of Battle Battle Great Great First First The The

to fight for his uncle, arriving in England in August. in England in arriving uncle, his for fight to

of the Rhine, was one of the best soldiers in Europe. Rupert travelled to England from Austria Austria from England to travelled Rupert Europe. in soldiers best the of one was Rhine, the of

own armies and weapons. His wife was hiring soldiers in Europe. His nephew, Prince Rupert Rupert Prince nephew, His Europe. in soldiers hiring was wife His weapons. and armies own

This is true BUT he also had rich supporters (like William Cavendish) who could pay for their their for pay could who Cavendish) William (like supporters rich had also he BUT true is This

But didn’t the King have very few weapons? few very have King the didn’t But

Nottingham. When he did this, he was declaring war on Parliament. on war declaring was he this, did he When .

The King travelled to Nottingham. On August 22 he raised his flag (or standard) in in standard) (or flag his raised he 22 August On Nottingham. to travelled King The

The War Begins Begins War War The The

Parliament. The King was seriously in need of weapons. weapons. of need in seriously was King The Parliament.

to claim the weapons. Hull refused to let the King in. These weapons now belonged to to belonged now weapons These in. King the let to refused Hull weapons. the claim to

There was another stash of weapons in the Yorkshire city of Hull. In July, the King went to Hull Hull to went King the July, In Hull. of city Yorkshire the in weapons of stash another was There

Hull

France, Ireland and the Netherlands. Netherlands. the and Ireland France,

to fight for him. These types of soldiers were called mercenaries. They came from Germany, Germany, from came They mercenaries. called were soldiers of types These him. for fight to

In February, the King sent his wife, Queen Henrietta Maria, to Europe to hire foreign soldiers soldiers foreign hire to Europe to Maria, Henrietta Queen wife, his sent King the February, In

Queen Henrietta Maria’s secret mission secret Maria’s Henrietta Queen

Tower of . These weapons now belonged to Parliament. to belonged now weapons These London. of Tower

A lot of the weapons that the armies of England normally used were in London, kept at the the at kept London, in were used normally England of armies the that weapons the of lot A

London

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It did. London was the Roundhead capital. was the Cavalier capital. Cavalier the was Oxford capital. Roundhead the was London did. It

England had two capital cities during the civil war? civil the during cities capital two had England

Because the King had made Oxford his new capital city. capital new his Oxford made had King the Because

Why Oxford? Why

Essex’s army was too big to fight properly. So the King left London and went to to went and London left King the So properly. fight to big too was army Essex’s . Oxford

Turnham Green Turnham at King the met who November 13th. November on

stopped from getting into London by Essex, his army and many other soldiers from London London from soldiers other many and army his Essex, by London into getting from stopped

The King changed his mind and decided he wanted to attack London after all. But he was was he But all. after London attack to wanted he decided and mind his changed King The

London and properly defend it. it. defend properly and London

Because the King had slowed down, it gave the Earl of Essex time to get his army back to get get to back army his get to time Essex of Earl the gave it down, slowed had King the Because

But what were the doing? Roundheads the were what But

and try and end the war peacefully. The King thought this was a good idea. idea. good a was this thought King The peacefully. war the end and try and

Some of the King’s officers didn’t want to attack London. They wanted to talk to Parliament Parliament to talk to wanted They London. attack to want didn’t officers King’s the of Some

Why did the Royalists stop? Royalists the did Why

on the way to London. The Royalists were doing well. But then they stopped. they then But well. doing were Royalists The London. to way the on

Cavaliers could capture London, the war would be over. The captured lots of towns towns of lots captured Cavaliers The over. be would war the London, capture could Cavaliers

After Edgehill, the King and his army marched toward London to try and recapture it. If the the If it. recapture and try to London toward marched army his and King the Edgehill, After

The King Tries to Capture London London Capture Capture to to Tries Tries King King The The

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