Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the disagreement between the king, the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and the failing economy. The paper shows how both issues led to the English Civil War and both were inherently dependent upon one another. The paper also explains how the fear of the public at large for the safety of their lives and estates helped to drive the war.

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Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Examination of the Causes of the English Civil War
The English Crown - Functional Failure
English Humiliation
'Distrust' and Economic Paralysis
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"While it is understood that the English Civil War resulted from the conflicts over the control of England, Scotland and Ireland, the events that led up to an ultimately resulted in the official start of this civil war are much debated. Historians have difficulty in understanding the actual causes of the beginning of the English Civil War. This is highlighted in the work of Ann Hughes entitled: "The Causes of the Civil War" which states that historians "face dilemmas inevitable in any historical analysis, but here particularly pressing. The desire for clarity and intelligibility comes into conflict with the need to offer a subtle nuanced account..." (1998)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ashton, Robert and Parry, Raymond Howard (1970) The Civil War and After, 1642-1658. University of California Press, 1970.
• Donogan, Barbara (2008) Civil War In Three Kingdoms: Huntington Library Quarterly. Vol. 71 No. 3, September 2008.
• Gelderen, M.V. and Skinner, Q. (2002) Classical Liberty and the English Civil War. Cambridge University Press 2002.
• Hughes, Ann (1998) The Causes of the English Civil War. Macmillan, 1998.
• MacCormack, J.R. (1956) The Irish Adventurers and the English Civil War. Irish Historical Studies Vol. 10, No. 37. March 1956. Irish Historical Studies Publications Ltd.

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