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CASE STUDY - EAWC Context Flashcards

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When was the EAWC?

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1645-1647

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How many people were accused?

How many were women?

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700, 80%

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Where did the EAWC take place?

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7 counties across East Anglia

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What was the Eastern Association?

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A group of armies put together by eastern counties on the Protestant Parliament side.

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Puritanism is a type of __________.

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Protestanism

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CONTEXT - LEAD UP TO ECW

Charles & Parliament - Charles believed in the Divine Right of Kings.
What did this mean for his relationship with Parliament?

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Created tensions as Parliament believed they had to work collectively.

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CONTEXT - LEAD UP TO ECW

Religious reforms - Charles began making religious reforms as a result of his belief in his central authority.
What did this mean?

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Churches had to replace alters & members had to kneel to receive the sacrament, which seemed like a return to Catholicism.

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CONTEXT - LEAD UP TO ECW

Religious reforms - Charles began making religious reforms as a result of his belief in his central authority.
What did opponents believe about this?

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It was wrong - Charles had to uphold the established religion.

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CONTEXT - LEAD UP TO ECW

Economic changes - The religious reforms resulted in ‘The ______ ____’ in ________, _________ the already ____ economy.

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a) ‘The Bishops’ War’
b) Scotland
c) worsening
d) bad

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CONTEXT - LEAD UP TO ECW

Economic changes - As a result of the bad economy, what did Charles do instead of asking Parliament to raise taxes?

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Introduced ‘ship money’ in 1634.

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CONTEXT - LEAD UP TO ECW

Economic changes - What did many of Charles’ opponents state about the ship money tax?
What then became increasingly popular as a result?

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It was illegal as it wasn’t approved by parliament.

Tax avoidance

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CONTEXT - LEAD UP TO ECW

Economic changes - Why didn’t Charles ask Parliament to raise taxes when he had run out of money as a result of The Bishops’ War?

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They had a very hostile relationship

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CONTEXT - LEAD UP TO ECW

Economic changes - What was the ‘Grand Remonstrance’?
How did Charles react?

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A list of complaints about Charles’ rule from the Long Parliament, to which Charles rejected, worsening their relationship.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - How did women participate in the war effort?

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Protected communities from attack & nursed wounded soldiers.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - How was the slightest deviation from their traditional role as wives/mothers seen?

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Condemned by the patriarchal society.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - How did dissent from their traditional role take place in the form of?
3

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Greater sexual expression, fighting soldiers and practising witchcraft.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - What did the disruption of the Civil War mean?

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There was no longer an official process where women would be punished for deviating from roles, encouraging them to explore new possibilities.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - What were women increasingly involved in? (2)
What did this represent?

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Politics eg protests on food prices etc.
Peace movements - eg called for male relatives to not participate in war.

A challenge to society.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - What did women’s greater involvement in politics/peace movements result in?

A

Grave punishment, like imprisonment or hanging.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - They participated in _____ ____ ____ as it _________ them to speak up and _______ new exciting ______.

A

a) Civil War sects
b) encouraged
c) promote
d) ideas

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - What are Civil War sects?

A

Religious non-conformist groups

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - Many men felt extremely uncomfortable with women expressing views and having public roles.
Why?

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It deviated from scripture, challenged female modesty & their own position as ‘leaders’.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - What did women openly admit to doing?
Why?

A

Practising witchcraft and making pacts with the Devil.

Perhaps they believed they had powers or they were mentally ill.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - What happened to a number of women confessing to practicing witchcraft?

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Provided increased status & power in their village, giving them greater authority over men who feared them.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Women - What did some confessions to witchcraft contain references to?

A

Being a bad wife or suicide; thoughts of depression and suicide were viewed as the effects of external forces such as the Devil.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Overview - Most Royalists were _________ or ______ while most of Parliamentarians were _______.

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a) Protestants
b) Catholic
c) Puritan

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Overview - What did The New Model Army consist of?

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Soldiers from the east (in The Eastern Association).

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Overview - How many Parliamentarians died?
How many Royalists died?
How many people died of war-related disease?

A

34,000

50,000

100,000+

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM
Beliefs - 4 core Puritan beliefs:
______ shouldn’t have ________ not in _____.
_________ should enforce ______ & punish ___________.
__________ was up to ____ & he’d __________ chosen a few __________ people to be ______.
Everyone must ____ by the _____ & have ____________ with it.

A

a) church, ceremonies, Bible
b) government, morals, bad behaviour
c) salvation, God, selectively, unknowing, saved
d) live, Bible, deep familiarity

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

Beliefs - Puritans ________ religious _______ and ________ in ______ outside the ____.

A

a) respected
b) freedoms
c) difference
d) beliefs
e) CofE

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

Beliefs - People should ______ and spread the _____ of ____ to ___ the world of _______/_____.

A

a) follow
b) word
c) God
d) rid
e) witches/Satan

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

Puritans in England - Where was there significant Puritan influence?
When?

A

Across East Anglia

The reign of King James I

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

Puritans in England - What happened to the Puritan influence in government when Catholic leaning Charles took the throne?

A

It contributed to the Civil War.

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

Gender Roles - Women were _______ and tended to ________ gardens, responsible for ______ for _______ and _______, _______ the next generation of _______.

A

a) farmhands
b) vegetable
c) caring
d) husbands
e) children
f) raising
g) Puritans

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

Gender Roles - What happened to some Puritan women as a result of the sale of their goods?

A

They became breadwinners.

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

Gender Roles - What COULDN’T Puritan women do? (4)

A

Vote
Participate in the court of law
Buy or sell land
Sue for divorce

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

Gender Roles - Puritans believed women were culturally inferior to men.
What did this mean for women?

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They had to follow husbands & couldn’t independently interact with local govt.

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

Gender Roles - What happened in 1636 that illustrates the sexism within the religion?

A

Puritan women couldn’t speak in Church and had to be silent throughout the entirety of the service.

39
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What are the 3 main areas of context to consider?

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The Puritan religion, the lead up to the English Civil War, the English Civil War

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

How the traditional power of authorities changed as a result of the Civil War:
____ was _______ & had their ________ _________.
_________ left to ____ & had their ________ _________ due to their ________.

A

a) CofE, weaker, authority, undermined

b) local gentry, fight, authority, undermined, absence

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

How did soldiers and armies affect the local economic landscape?
Give an example.

A

They took resources they needed.

Horses were confiscated and food was stolen from fields.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Why were laws difficult to implement?

A

There was no kingly authority.

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CONTEXT - THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Laws were difficult to implement as a result of the lack of kingly authority.
How did this lead to an increase in tension?

A

Nothing could stop hunts from spreading and people didn’t know who to blame for their problems.

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CONTEXT - PURITANISM

How did Puritans interpret the poor economic situation?

A

Punishment from God - it was a sign that Charles shouldn’t return to the throne.

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