Choosing Sides In English Civil War Flashcards
The Verney family
Edmund Verney and fought for King. His son Ralph Verney fought for parliament. - disproves family
1641, England was becoming slowly divided
West and north were for the King.
East and south were for parliament.
Areas with strongest support for parliament were those with strongest history of Puritanism such as Essex and east Anglia
Captain Carlo fantom
“I fight for your halfecrownes and your handsome women” - money
Sir Thomas Knyvett
Fought for King
The idea of revelling against the monarch was too awful for many to contemplate - tradition
The idea of resisting divine right was too sinful- -religion
Commissions of array
A medieval instrument that allowed land owners to raise forces for the King.
Within a few weeks, Kings army has grow to 6000 infantrymen and 3500 cavalrymen
Anthony Ashton cooper and Laurence Crawford
Both changed sides during the war - disproves loyalty/duty
Oliver Cromwell
Puritan, so fought for parliament - religion
Sir George booth of Cheshire
Was a committed supporter of parliament because of parliaments control over Manchester - geography
Sir John Hothom
Fought for parliament due to lack of respect for King, he hated shipmoney
David Lesley
Was Scottish so fought for parliament - geography
Prince Rupert, marquis of Newcastle
Fought for Charles because they were rich and powerful - class
Earl of Essex and Manchester
Both rich powerful earls but fought for parliament instead of King. - disproves class
The Greys and Hastings
Greys for parliament, Hastings for King
Both families hated each other and so made sure they were on opposing sides
Lucy Hutchinson
“Every county has a civil war within itself”
Sir Waller and Sir Hopton
Both best friends, fought on opposing sides in the war.
Waller -“I look upon it as opus domini” - religion.
