Civil War And Glorious Revolution Flashcards
What were the causes of the English Civil War?
- Charles married Catherine which caused conflict.
- Charles spent large amounts of money on himself and didn’t have any money for the army so he had to go to parliament for help.
Why did the English kill there king ?
Seven years of fighting between Charles’ supporters and Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarians claimed the lives of thousands, and ultimately, of the King himself. Charles was convicted of treason and executed on 30 January 1649 outside the Banqueting House in Whitehall.
Identify major events and their significance in the English Civil War.
1625-49 Charles I marries a catholic. Parliament don’t like this.
1629-40 Charles I spends large sums of money on himself.
1629-40 Charles I rules without parliament.
1633 Charles I makes William Laud the Archbishop of Canterbury. Laud changes the church by adding lots of statues and music and candles. Puritans don’t like this.
1635 Charles needs a lot of money he makes people pay special tax called ‘ship money’.
1639 The Scots attack England because they do not like the religious changes. Charles has no army or money to fight.He has to ask Parliament for help.
1640 Parliament demands more power.
1640 Parliament execute the king’s advisor and put Laud in prison.
November 1641 Grand Remonstrance. A list of things the Parliament was upset with, this was presented to the King.
December 1641 Parliament takes control of the army. This has been under the King’s control.
January 1642 Charles tried to arrest five MPs in parliament.
June 1642 Parliament passed a new set of demands called the 19 proposals that called for the king’s power to be greatly reduced.
Who was responsible for the Civil War? And why ?
Charles was to blame because…
He was meant to be Protestant but he acted like a catholic.
They gave him a list about why they disliked him.
They kept losing against the roundheads.
He handed them over to Parliament.
What are the arguments for and against the execution of Charles I.
For…
Charles married a Catholic - Henrietta Maria in 1625.
Charles 1 ruled without Parliament for 11 years 1629 to 1640.
In 1642 Charles tries to arrest five MPs.
Against…
What happened after the Civil War?
In May 1660, nearly 20 years after the start of the English Civil Wars, Charles II finally returned to England as king, ushering in a period known as the restoration… The following year at Worcester (September 3, 1651)Cromwell shattered the remaining royalist forces and ended the“war of the three kingdoms”.
Why did some people respect Cromwell while others did not?
I’m not sure
