The 1642 to 1646 First English Civil War is one of a series of connected conflicts in the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Known collectively as the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, they include the Irish Confederate Wars, the 1638 to 1640 Bishops' Wars, and the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Separately, it forms part of the 1642 to 1651 English Civil War, which is divided into three segments; the First (1642–1646), Second (1648–1649), and Third (1649–1651). Some argue the latter is actually an Anglo-Scottish War, since it was fought between Scots and English armies, and not accompanied by an uprising in England.