English Civil War Flashcards
What is a civil war
A war within one country
What are the 2 reasons why parliament and their monarch fell out
Power and religion
Who was the country’s monarch at the time of the civil war
Charles I
What did King Charles believe in?
The divine right of kings
What is the divine right of kings?
That a ruler was chosen by god to remain sovereign and rule alone over all
What did parliament want?
More power to them in exchange for money to the king
What religion were most MPs in parliament
Puritan
What is a puritan
A strict Protestant
What were puritans worrying about?
That 5e king was becoming a Roman catholic
Who did King Charles I marry
French, Roman Catholic princess Henrietta Maria
What happened in 1638!
Scottish puritans rebelled against Charles when he began to introduce music,candles and statues into the Scottish church
What did Charles ask parliament for during the rebellion
Money in exchange for power and Charles refused
What happened in 1642
The English civil war started
Who were 2 parliament leaders
Thomas fairfax and Oliver Cromwell
2 royalist leaders
Prince Rupert a Prague prince and King Charles I
