English Civil War Flashcards
Scottish, not well received, after Elizabeth
James I
Believed in divine right, rebellion=worst political crime
James I
Didn’t work well with parliament, flaunted his wealth and damaged prestige of monarchy
James I
Divine right, no parliament, controlled Church, tax issues, quartered soldiers in homes (ppl hated)
Charles I
Petition of Right (year and definition)
1628- Habeas Corpus, due process, no quartering, no marshall law. Attempt to compromise with king in return for tax money
Dissolved Parliament, ruled as absolutist w\o parliament
Charles I
Short and Long Parliament
Charles I
Immediate cause of war
Charles tried to arrest Puritans in parliament after an Irish rebellion broke out and parliament wouldn’t give tax permission
Cavaliers
King, Anglicans, Irish Catholics
Roundheads
Oliver Cromwell, Puritans, businessmen, Scots
Oliver Cromwell
Puritan military leader
How war ended
Charles beheaded in 1649
Cromwell’s Rule
Military State
Restoration of Charles II and James II
yeah, can’t really put into a flashcard. Happy Studying
Glorious Revolution
Transfer of power from James II (forced to abdicate b\c of Catholic heir) to William and Mary