English Civil War Flashcards

1
Q

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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2
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What were the two groups involved?

A

Royalists and parliamentarians

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3
Q

What were the Cavaliers and what did cavalier mean

A

Charles I’s supporters

Knights

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4
Q

What were Parliamentarians

A

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
Q

Who did parliament side with and why?

A

Scots to from a better army “new model army”

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7
Q

Who was the new model army under

A

Oliver Cromwell

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8
Q

NMA won victories with Charles and ended the war when?

A

1644-1645

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9
Q

What parliament came after NMA?

A

Rump parliament

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10
Q

Which two groups were left?

A

Presbyterians and puritans (both Protestant)

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11
Q

What Presbyterians wanted

A

All churches worship the sam

Charles I could reign with limits

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12
Q

What Puritans wanted

A

Independent churches

Get rid of monarchy

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13
Q

What was the prides purge?

A

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

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14
Q

What was the result of the prides purge

A

Rump parliament

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15
Q

What did the rump parliament do

A

Arrested the king and charged him with treason

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16
Q

Treason

A

Try to overthrow the king

17
Q

What did the king try to do to himself

A

Overthrow

18
Q

When was Charles executed

A

1650

19
Q

What did England become after the death of Charles I

A

Republic

20
Q

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
Q

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

A

Called parliament back

22
Q

Parliament demanded that Charles do what

A

Sign the petition of rights

23
Q

Charles decided to rule how

A

Without parliament

24
Q

Who were Charles I advisers

A

Duke of Buckingham
Strafford
Laud (archbishop)

25
Q

Why was laid important

A

Puritans attacked churches because he insisted on ritual and decoration in church services

26
Q

Who and when was it that Charles forced to follow CoE

A

He forced the scots in 1637

27
Q

Charles made ______ parliament that lasted 3 weeks in ______

A

Short parliament in 1640

28
Q

Charles still needs money so he made the long parliament that sat for how many and what years

A

13 years from 1640-1653

29
Q

What did Charles end up doing to laud and strafford

A

Executed them

30
Q

What is the grand remonstrance

A

Parliament used this to propose to change he role of the king and limit their powers

31
Q

Charles and ____ troops ____ parliament to arrest his _____

A

500
Invaded
Enemies

32
Q

Charles failed at invading parliament and went to ______ to raise his own army

A

Nottingham

33
Q

Who formed the new model army

A

The scots