 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Muna 1644, Charles akaramba ari muhafu yokumaodzanyemba yeEngland nepo Rupert akaenda kuchamhembe kunonunura Newark neYork, idzo dzakanga dzichityisidzirwa nemauto eparamende neScotland Covenanter. Charles akakunda muhondo yeCropredy Bridge mukupera kwaJune, asi varwiri voumambo vaiva kuchamhembe vakakundwa muhondo yeMarston Moor mazuva mashomanana gare gare. Mambo akaenderera mberi nokurwisa kwake kumaodzanyemba, vachipoteredza nokuuraya mauto eparamende aEarl weEssex. Achidzokera kuchamhembe kunzvimbo yake paOxford, akarwa paNewbury kechipiri nguva yechando isati yasvika; hondo yakaguma isina chisarudzo. Kuedza kwekutaurirana kwekugadzirisa munguva yechando, apo mativi ose akazvigadzirira uye akarongeka, zvakare haana kubudirira. 