Civil War Flashcards
When did Charles become king
In 1625
Who did Charles marry
Henrietta Maria
What did Charles do to the parliament when they started to doubt his decisions
He dissolved them
What did the Scottish bishops do and why in 1640
They invaded northern England they didn’t like Charles religious rules
Without parliament he couldn’t make new tax money so what did he do
He made ship money
Charles needed money to fight Scotland and make an army
He asked the parliament to come back
What was the condition from the parliament to come back
They said to bring 2 of Charles most trusted advisors back
What were the names of the 2 trusted advisors
1) Earl of Strafford
2) Archbishop laud
Who was Earl Stafford
The Lord deputy in Ireland and the new parliament tried to impeach him on different charges
In 1641 what did the parliament vote for
The Grand remonstance
In 1642 what did Charles do
He tried to prison 5 parliament but they were informed and escaped
In August 1642 what did Charles do when he got annoyed from the parliament
He raised his standard to declare war in Nottingham
Where and when was the first battle
In 1642 in edgehill
Who won the fist battle
No one won because they were not experienced
What happened in 1642-1645
First 2 years Charles had some wins but then parliments made a more professional army
Who were the 2 people of the parliments army
1) Thomas fairfax became m commander in chief of the troops
2) Cromwell was in charge of cavalry
When was the next battle and where
In 1645 it is the battle of Naseby it happend in Naseby
Who won the battle of Naseby
The parliaments
After the battle who did Charles go to and what did they do
He went to Scotland and they asked the parliaments for 100 000 pounds to get Charles
Where did Charles escape from
From Hapton Court
Where did Charles go after escaping and what did they do
To Scotland they helped him invade England and help him again the throne in return Charles agreed to make religious reforms
When was Charles again
In 1649 and he died
