Topic
Bishops' Wars
1639 CE – 1640 CE
The Bishops’ Wars — Bellum Episcopale — refers to two armed encounters between Charles I and the Scottish Covenanters in 1639 and 1640, which help to set the stage for the English Civil War and the subsequent Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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Moran, J. (n.d.). Bishops' Wars. History Atlas. Retrieved 10 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/topics/bishops-wars/
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