54.1 End of the English Civil War

After the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell and his Commonwealth government asserted their authority over Ireland and Scotland. They fought off an invasion from Charles's son, which was defeated at the Battle of Worcester 1651 and then attacked the remaining Royalist forces in the Scilly Isles, Channel Islands and the Americas. Meanwhile, tensions grew with the neighbouring Dutch Republic www.patreon.com/historyeurope www.historyeurope.net Music: Jean-Baptiste Lully - Le bourgeois gentilhomme, courtesy of musopen.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.