Bishops' Wars

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English Parliament which lasted from 1640 until 1660

17th-century religious conflicts in Britain

Parliament of England summoned and dissolved in 1640

1640 battle in Newburn, Northumberland, England

1640 treaty between Charles I and the Scottish Covenanters