Term Flashcards
Court of star chamber
A royal court in which people had no legal rights.
Calvinist
A follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant reformation
Absolute monarchy
A king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
Ship money
In earlier times, coastal towns had to supply ships or give value in money. Charles the first made all towns and land owners pay ship money
Democracy
A government that is controlled by the people who live under it
Magma carta
The great charter which guaranteed the English people civil rights
Monarch
King or queen
Republic
A country without a monarch
Constitutional monarchy
Monarchy in which the monarch rules according to the constitution and laws of the nation
To colonize
To settle in and control the land of others
Guild
A medicinal association of craftsmen or tradesmen which upheld standards and it’s members
Protestant
Any Christian not belonging io the Roman Catholic or Orthodox Church
Church of England
Was the official church lead by the monarch
Test act
an act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
Royal prerogative
Allowed a king to act outside the law in emergency
Charles had how many troops
500
Who was at war
Royalist and parliamentarians
Presbyterians
A Protestant church governed by presbyters
Presbyterians believed in
All churches should worship the same
Charles could reign with limits
Puritans believed
Churches should be totally independent
Wanted to end the monarch
Prides purge
Prides purge was Puritan spiders removed Presbyterians members from long parliament
There’s only how many left in long parliament
60 puritans
What did the 60 puritans do to the king
Arrest Charles and charge him with treason
Treason
Trying to over throw a king
Rump parliament abolished
The House of Lords and the monarchy
Became what republic
Common wealth
Cromwell did what
He grew weary rump parliament because it wouldn’t hold an election unless they kept their seat
He made him self the lord protector
Cromwell did what after he made himself lord protector
Locked out parliament, turfed out the guys he didn’t like and began the military dictatorship and he forced the blue laws
parliament army
New model army - Oliver c army
Restoration
Full parliament to vote back and Restore the monarchy and House of Lords, Charles came to be constitutional monarch got rid of blue laws Charles spread religious freedom parliament passed the test act on it and banned Catholic from running public office. Charles died and James became king he ignored the test act as tried to make divine kings happen again
James daughter got invited to become queen and king
