Bishops’ Wars: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	1639 - 1640
Location	Scotland • United Kingdom
Participants	Scotland • England

Key People

Full-length portrait of Charles I of England standing in elaborate blue and silver attire, holding a staff, with a crown and red drapery on a table beside him.

Charles I

king of Great Britain and Ireland

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Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of Strafford

English noble

Alexander Henderson

Alexander Henderson

Scottish minister

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Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven

Scottish army commander

Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)

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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.

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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

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