Claim: The English Civil War was over England's government.
Evidence: The English Civil War -LRB- 1642 -- 1651 -RRB- was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians -LRB- `` Roundheads '' -RRB- and Royalists -LRB- `` Cavaliers '' -RRB- over , principally , the manner of England 's government.