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heard about it and called Rupert a coward and a traitor and had him arrested. him had and traitor a and coward a Rupert called and it about heard

Cavalier Bristol from the . Rupert was forced to surrender Bristol. The King King The Bristol. surrender to forced was Rupert Army. Model New the from Bristol

, he fell out with his best general Prince Rupert. Rupert was defending defending was Rupert Rupert. Prince general best his with out fell he , 1645 September

eldest son Charles and his wife Queen to France for their own protection. In In protection. own their for France to Maria Henrietta Queen wife his and Charles son eldest

What didn’t help matters was that the King was losing friends. In June 1644, he had sent his his sent had he 1644, June In friends. losing was King the that was matters help didn’t What

The King falls out with his best soldier. best his with out falls King The

You’d think so, but the King was stubborn and carried on fighting for another 13 months. 13 another for fighting on carried and stubborn was King the but so, think You’d

So, surely that must have been the end of the war for the King? the for war the of end the been have must that surely So,

been taken prisoner. Prince Rupert got away but the King was very nearly captured. nearly very was King the but away got Rupert Prince prisoner. taken been

battle. At the end of the battle, 1,000 of the King’s soldiers had been killed and 5,000 had had 5,000 and killed been had soldiers King’s the of 1,000 battle, the of end the At battle.

Really bad. Worse than Marston Moor. The King had 7,000 men at the beginning of the the of beginning the at men 7,000 had King The Moor. Marston than Worse bad. Really

How bad was the defeat for the king? the for defeat the was bad How

difference. The Royalists lost. lost. Royalists The difference.

June 14th. King Charles I and Prince Rupert were present at the battle. It didn’t make a a make didn’t It battle. the at present were Rupert Prince and I Charles King 14th. June

The New Model Army fought the King’s army at the Battle of in on on Northamptonshire in Naseby of Battle the at army King’s the fought Army Model New The

The Battle of Naseby Naseby of of Battle Battle The The

well if you were rich and posh. and rich were you if well

an officer if they were good at what they did. In the old army, you tended to do do to tended you army, Roundhead old the In did. they what at good were they if officer an

between the New Model Army and the old Roundhead one was that anybody could become become could anybody that was one Roundhead old the and Army Model New the between

religious army than before, full of tough Puritans with new rules. The main difference difference main The rules. new with Puritans tough of full before, than army religious

Fairfax and Cromwell’s army was called The New Model Army. It was a tougher, stricter more more stricter tougher, a was It Army. Model New The called was army Cromwell’s and Fairfax

A New Kind of Army of Kind New A

Oliver Cromwell was his second- in-command. second- his was Cromwell Oliver

Sir had been put in charge of creating a different type of Roundhead army. army. Roundhead of type different a creating of charge in put been had Fairfax Thomas Sir

Fairfax and Cromwell get new jobs jobs new get Cromwell and Fairfax

they passed to do this was called The Self-Denying Ordinance. Self-Denying The called was this do to passed they

, Parliament sacked Essex and a lot of the commanding Roundhead officers. The law law The officers. Roundhead commanding the of lot a and Essex sacked Parliament , April In

amazing victory at Marston Moor, it should have been an easy win. easy an been have should it Moor, Marston at victory amazing

(back in October 1644). Essex didn’t lose the battle. It was a draw. But after the the after But draw. a was It battle. the lose didn’t Essex 1644). October in (back Newbury

Second Battle of of Battle Second the at Royalists the beat to failed had Essex of Earl the But .

After the incredible victory at Marston Moor, things should have been a lot easier for the the for easier lot a been have should things Moor, Marston at victory incredible the After

Exit Robert Devereux (3rd Earl of Essex) of Earl (3rd Devereux Robert Exit

In January, the King’s favourite Bishop William Laud had his head cut off by Parliament. by off cut head his had Laud William Bishop favourite King’s the January, In

Exit Bishop Laud. Bishop Exit

Roundheads and one Royalist needed to go. to needed Royalist one and Roundheads

1645 was a year of incredible victories for Parliament. But before that could happen certain certain happen could that before But Parliament. for victories incredible of year a was 1645

The Roundheads win! win! Roundheads Roundheads The The

Year 4 (1645) (1645) 4 4 Year Year