What if the English Civil War had gone differently?

Parliament and king go to war; the king loses his head and, briefly, England is a republic.

If it had gone differently: The English crown is never forced to reckon with Parliament by arms; the settlement of 1688 has nothing to build on.

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Later turning points that leaned on the English Civil War. Change it in the game and the ripples reach all of these.

1. 1688The Glorious Revolution. Without it, The English crown keeps its arbitrary power over taxes and courts; property and lending stay risky.
2. 1720The Enlightenment. Without it, Absolutism keeps its intellectual cover; 'rights of man' never enters common speech.