Charles I went to war against the parliament in 1642, and England was plunged into a Civil War for the next three years. The parliamentary army of about 14,000, led by Sir Thomas Fairfax, defeated about 8,000 Royalists, commanded by King Charles I, near the North amptonshire village of Naseby. The Royalists lost nearly all their arms and artillery, and thousands of their men were taken prisoner. One year after Naseby, Charles surrendered to Scotland, who in turn, handed Charles over to the English Parliament.
