Blood On Our Hands ( Blood On Our Hands - The English Civil War )

Blood On Our Hands (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Blood On Our Hands - The English Civil War
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Caroline Ross Pirie
Tim Gardam

Written By:
Eamonn Matthews
George Carey

Actors:
Sam West ..... Narrator
Susannah Harker ..... Lady Brilliana Harley
James Larkin ..... Nehemiah Wallington
Tom Aldwinckle
Kevin Corcoran
Rowan Edward
Charles Esdaile

Synopsis:

Blood On Our Hands - The English Civil War (1641-1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The first (1642-46) and second (1648-49) civil wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third war (1649-51) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The Civil War ended with the Parliamentary victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651.

In 1642, England was so peaceful that it was said only four people in the country knew how to fire cannon. But seven years later, the English would turn on one another in a civil war of astonishing cruelty and brutality. Why? The English Civil War is one of the darkest moments of English history. When Parliament published England's first newspaper - advertising their complaints against Charles I, the effect on men and women who had hitherto known nothing of the affairs of government was seismic. The war tore families apart, cut down a generation in its own back yard, and left relatively more people dead than World War I.

Looks at the causes of the Civil War and events leading up to it. Considers the battles, personalities and beliefs of the main protaganists, and at the first and second stages of the War. Includes the siege of Colchester and the starvation and suffering of the inhabitants trapped there. Looks particularly at how ordinary people and families were affected by the conflict.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 28 May, 2014.