History Flashcards
Who was Charles 1 first advisor and when was he assassinated
Duke of Buckingham (George Villiers) he was killed in August 1628
Who was charles’ second advisor?
William laud + Henrietta Maria
When did the battle of Marston Moor start and end?
1644
What happened in the battle of marston moor?
Won by the Parliamentarians. Attack from the side
What happened in the battle of Naseby?
1642-1645. Parliamentarians won
When was Charles I executed?
30th January 1649
What year was the restoration?
1860
What are key details of Charles?
He loved CKS, he had 15 mistresses, he didn’t care about parliament, he signed a secret agreement stating that Louis XIV would pay him 160k yearly in exchange of him being catholic. He was also popular for ridding England of Cromwell.
Members of the glorious revolution
William of orange. James II. Mary
When did Charles II die?
1685
When did the glorious revolution start
1688
How did the glorious revolution begin?
James’ peers wrote to Mary’s husband (William of orange) asking him to invade. He assembled an armada. James was prepared but then several of his men deserted him and went to William
When did James die?
1701 died in exile in France
Can you summarise the slave trade?
1) ships leave Britain full with cargo e.g. weapons metal cloth
2) sail to west Africa and trade cargo for slaves
3) sail to the Caribbean and trade slaves for Caribbean goods e.g. sugarcane and tobacco.
How were the enslaved people treated?
-treated like property
-regularly abused
-famine
