English Civil War Flashcards
What is a civil war?
Instead of being different countries fighting each other it’s two groups within one country
What were the two groups involved?
Royalists and parliamentarians
What were the Cavaliers and what did cavalier mean
Charles I’s supporters
Knights
What were Parliamentarians
Parliaments supporters
Another name for parliamentarians
Roundheads, known for their short hair, opposite of long haired cavaliers
Who did parliament side with and why?
Scots to from a better army “new model army”
Who was the new model army under
Oliver Cromwell
NMA won victories with Charles and ended the war when?
1644-1645
What parliament came after NMA?
Rump parliament
Which two groups were left?
Presbyterians and puritans (both Protestant)
What Presbyterians wanted
All churches worship the sam
Charles I could reign with limits
What Puritans wanted
Independent churches
Get rid of monarchy
What was the prides purge?
Puritan soldiers removed the Presbyterian members from the long parliament. 60 puritans left in parliament
What was the result of the prides purge
Rump parliament
What did the rump parliament do
Arrested the king and charged him with treason