Roundheads Versus Cavaliers

Question 1

Who did the Roundheads fight for?

Answer 1

Parliament

Question 2

Who did Cavaliers fight for?

Answer 2

The monarch/King Charles I

Question 3

What did Roundheads look like?

Answer 3

Very short hair,
Very simple clothes,
Yellow sashes

Question 4

What did the Cavaliers look like?

Answer 4

Long hair,
Fancy clothes,
Red sashes

Question 5

What weapon did the Parliamentarians use?

Answer 5

Pike

Question 6

What weapon did the Royalists use?

Answer 6

Muskets

Question 7

What did Pikemen do?

Answer 7

Pikemen stood at the front of the army and as the enemy aproached, they dug one end into the ground and pointed the other at the charging enemy’s horse.

Question 8

What did Musketeers do?

Answer 8

Muskets were very heavy so Musketeers had to rest them on a stand before firing them. A shot would travel 400 metres which was very effective when targeting something from far away though it took a minute to reload. This meant that they could only fire once per minute.

It was also quite dangerous since there was a high risk of blowing their fingers off.