English Civil War Flashcards

(33 cards)

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What is a civil war?

A

Instead of being different countries fighting each other it’s two groups within one country

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What were the two groups involved?

A

Royalists and parliamentarians

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3
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What were the Cavaliers and what did cavalier mean

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Charles I’s supporters

Knights

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4
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What were Parliamentarians

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Parliaments supporters

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5
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Another name for parliamentarians

A

Roundheads, known for their short hair, opposite of long haired cavaliers

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6
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Who did parliament side with and why?

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Scots to from a better army “new model army”

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7
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Who was the new model army under

A

Oliver Cromwell

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8
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NMA won victories with Charles and ended the war when?

A

1644-1645

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9
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What parliament came after NMA?

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Rump parliament

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10
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Which two groups were left?

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Presbyterians and puritans (both Protestant)

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11
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What Presbyterians wanted

A

All churches worship the sam

Charles I could reign with limits

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12
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What Puritans wanted

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Independent churches

Get rid of monarchy

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13
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What was the prides purge?

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Puritan soldiers removed the Presbyterian members from the long parliament. 60 puritans left in parliament

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14
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What was the result of the prides purge

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Rump parliament

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15
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What did the rump parliament do

A

Arrested the king and charged him with treason

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16
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Treason

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Try to overthrow the king

17
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What did the king try to do to himself

18
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When was Charles executed

19
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What did England become after the death of Charles I

20
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What was Charles I problems

A

Needed moneys do parliament wouldn’t give him any
He tried to talk people for it
Used money were people had none

21
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When Charles I still didn’t have money what did he do

A

Called parliament back

22
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Parliament demanded that Charles do what

A

Sign the petition of rights

23
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Charles decided to rule how

A

Without parliament

24
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Who were Charles I advisers

A

Duke of Buckingham
Strafford
Laud (archbishop)

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Why was laid important
Puritans attacked churches because he insisted on ritual and decoration in church services
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Who and when was it that Charles forced to follow CoE
He forced the scots in 1637
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Charles made ______ parliament that lasted 3 weeks in ______
Short parliament in 1640
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Charles still needs money so he made the long parliament that sat for how many and what years
13 years from 1640-1653
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What did Charles end up doing to laud and strafford
Executed them
30
What is the grand remonstrance
Parliament used this to propose to change he role of the king and limit their powers
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Charles and ____ troops ____ parliament to arrest his _____
500 Invaded Enemies
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Charles failed at invading parliament and went to ______ to raise his own army
Nottingham
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Who formed the new model army
The scots