To what Extent was Charles I Responsible for the English Civil Wars?
Since Charles tried to arrest five parliament members in 1642, the English civil war broke out, sending many innocents to the war field away from their homes. 868,000 people died in the war, and over 60 thousands of them were Irish (Ireland supported the King). This war was caused by the breaking up of King Charles I and his Parliament. It ended by the victory of Parliament in the Battle of Worcester in 1651, which showed Parliament had won. The cause of the war was economical, religious, political, and it also had many personal reasons. For over years, historians discussed who’s fault it was for the war. It is clear that,however Charles I was responsible and mostly to blame, James I was partly to blame too.










