----- Original Message ----- From: John K Shearer <jk_shearer@email.msn.com> To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 9:03 AM Subject: Re: Roundheads v Scots > Good Morning Wanda, > > >In my initial letter I refered to the Battle of Worcestor as being in the > >Scottish Civil War and I realize now I should have refered to it as the > >English Civil War. Over here have heard it refered to both ways and never > >thought anything about it. > > I am glad you raised the issue. I had not heard that particular war > described as a Scottish Civil War before but now that I have read what > Edward had to say I believe it would be fair to describe it as a British > Civil War. I had previously thought of these events as adventures by Scots > in the English Civil War. Generally it is called the English Civil war, which is really a silly name for it, but reflects the habit of the English to see themselves at the centre of things. You have to remember that Scotland and England after 1603 shared the same king, but were independent politically of each other. The King of Scotland and England was also the king of Ireland. The best name for the war was the war of the three kingdoms. The history of the period is fiendishly complicated, and even today still raises passion. Edward Andrews St. Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland Visit our Web site http://www.btinternet.com/~stnicholas.buccleuch/index.htm