First English Civil War: Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England.

First English Civil War

Part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1642–1646)

The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An estimated 15% to 20% of adult males in England and Wales served in the military at some point between 1639 and 1653, while around 4%…

Charles I of England

King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649

Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

First English Civil War, 1646

1646 was the fifth and final year of the First English Civil War. By the beginning of 1646, military victory for the Parliamentary forces was in sight. A Royalist army was defeated in the field at the Battle of Torrington on 16 February and the last Royalist field army was…

Covenanters

17th-century Scottish Presbyterians

Covenanters were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who supported a Presbyterian Church of Scotland and the primacy of its leaders in religious affairs. It originated in disputes with James VI and his son Charles I over church organisation and…

David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark

Scottish cavalry officer

David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark was a Scottish military officer and peer. During the Thirty Years' War, he joined in the Swedish Army in 1630 and served under Alexander Leslie. Returning to Scotland in the final days of the Bishops' War, Leslie fought in the English Civil War and…