Question: who were the two sides in the english civil war
Answer: Date 22 August 1642 -- 3 September 1651 Location Kingdoms of England , Ireland and Scotland Result Parliamentarian victory Execution of King Charles I Exile of Charles II Establishment of the republican Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell Belligerents Royalists Parliamentarians Commanders and leaders King Charles I Prince Rupert of the Rhine Charles II Earl of Essex Thomas Fairfax Oliver Cromwell Casualties and losses 50,000 34,000 127,000 noncombat deaths ( including some 40,000 civilians )