Uncle Jacqu: it doesnt get more cmuch more complicated than Scottish history c 1650(not to mention Englaish and Irish). Broadly speaking there was a civil war , Charles I got his head chopped off, Cromwell took over for Parliament, he died and Charles II was put on the thrown.Scots were involved on both sides(though it is a gross over simplification to suggest there were only two sides). Gaelic speakers fought on both sides inScotland, as did English speakers.