The Endgame 1646 - 1649
Picture showing execution of King Charles I
The outcome
Charles I's execution solved one problem but created others - who would govern? After the war, came the Aftershocks.
Maps
Plot the course of war as it spread across England, into Scotland and Ireland and its impact and influence on north-west Europe in our series of maps.
Related programme
Political developments between the wars were profound as the war moved towards an endgame
Entering the end
The war was slipping away from Charles, and with it, his position. The nation was entering the endgame.
Debates and escapes
While Charles fled his captors, the army debated what the new world should look like. It wasn't peaceful between the wars.
The King must die
Once the decision had been taken to put Charles on trial, the outcome was a foregone conclusion, regicide.
Content last updated: 07/01/2001
