Charles I Flashcards
1
Q
Was Charles a royalist of parliamentarian?
A
Royalist
2
Q
Was Cromwell a royalist or parliamentarian?
A
Parliamentarian
3
Q
Why was Charles fighting in the English civil war?
A
To defend the monarchies power
4
Q
What was a different view about God given power Cromwell and Charles had?
A
Charles believed kings got power from God
Cromwell believed no one on earth could represent God
5
Q
Was Charles Protestant or Catholic?
A
Catholic
6
Q
Was Cromwell Catholic or Protestant?
A
Strictly Protestant
7
Q
2 things that made Charles unpopular?
A
Kicked out parliament
Married Catholic
8
Q
Name a trigger for the Civil War?
A
Charles tries to arrest 5 MPs in Parliament
9
Q
Name an action of Parliament and its consequence and it’s causation phase?
A
Parliament took control of the army
King feels undermined
Trigger
