Talk:English Civil War

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 Definition:  1641-1651 conflict between Parliamentarians and Royalists loyal to the monarchy. [d] [e]
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From 1649 to 1659 the monarchy was abolished and replaced by the Commonwealth of England (1649-1653; 1659-1660) and a Protectorate (1653-1659), a military regime headed by Cromwell and later his son Richard

This seems to contradict itself. I think the first 1659 should be 1660.

Also, I don't think the protectorate ceased being called a commonwealth too, though at some point (1653?) it became Great Britain.

A more tangential thought. This article, like many sources on civil wars, talks of dividing families. I came across an interesting idea, that, for landed families, this was a deliberate policy: whoever won, there's be a member of the family on the winning side, with a good chance of keeping the family lands. I don't know whether this is taken seriously by historians, and if so whether it belongs in the article. Peter Jackson (talk) 08:54, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

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