Civil War Flashcards
Over what years did Charles try to introduce a new prayer book into Scotland?
1637-39
What year did Charles try to arrest 5 MPs?
1642
What month of 1642 did Charles raise his flag to try and fight Parliament?
August
What year did Charles expand a tax called ‘ship money’
1634
Over what years did Charles argue with Parliament about religious and financial issues?
1626-29
What year did Charles appoint William Laud as Archbishop of Cantebury?
1633
What year were the leading Puritans killed for criticizing Laud’s reforms?
1637
What year was Charles forced to recall parliament and pay for the wars against Scotland?
1640
In what year did Parliament pass the Triennial Act?
1641
In what year did violence break our between Protestants and Catholics
1641
Who did the roundheads fight for?
The King (Charles)
Who did the Cavaliers fight for?
Parliament
Where and when was the first battle of the civil war?
Edgehill in 1642
What year did Charles stick his flag into the ground at Nottingham?
1642
What was the New model army?
A new army created by Parliament to try and increase their chances of winning the war against Charles
