The English civil war Flashcards
What name was given to the more extreme form of Protestantism begun by Calvin?
Puritanism
What were Puritan churches like?
Bare, mini
Who was Charles I the grandson of?
Mary Stuart
Who was Charles I at war with when he became King of England and Scotland in 1625?
Spain and the Hapsburgs
Who did the monarch need permission from to raise taxes?
Parliament
What was the religion of each of the three kingdoms Charles I ruled over?
England –moderate ProtestantScotland –PuritanIreland –mainly Catholic
Who was Charles I’s wife?
Henrietta Maria
What religion was Charles I’s wife?
Catholic
Who was Charles I’s chief adviser at the beginning of his reign?
The Duke of Buckingham
Which group of Protestants wasCharles I’s chief advisera member of?
Arminians
What did Arminians want churches to be like?
Beautiful (e.g. stained glass windows) and ordered (e.g. altar rails)
What did MPs try to do to the Duke of Buckingham in 1626?
Impeach him
Who was the leading MP who took action against the Duke of Buckingham?
John Pym
How did Charles I raise money after dissolving parliament in 1626?
Forced loans
What did Charles I order parliament not to interfere with in 1628?
His choice of advisers
How long did Charles I rule without parliament for?
11 years
What was the name of the belief that the monarch’s power came from God?
Divine Right of Kings
Who was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633 and made Arminian changes to the Church of England?
William Laud
Whatwas the name of the tax Charles I collected during his personal rule?
Ship Money
What did Scottish Puritans oppose when Charles I tried to introduce it into Scotland?
A new prayer book
Who offered their support to Puritans in Scotland and invited them to invade England?
English nobles and former MPs, including John Pym
What did Scottish Puritans want to abolish from the Kirk (Church) in Scotland?
Bishops
Who won the Second Bishops’War between England and Scotland?
Scotland
How much did Charles I have to pay the Scots to stop them invading further?
£850 a day
Who did MPs try to impeachin 1641?
The Earl of Strafford
When the impeachmentfailed, what method did MPs use against this person instead?
Act of Attainder
How many Londoners marched to Westminster to intimidate MPs before they voted on whether to find Strafford guilty or not?
10,000
Who rebelled against Charles I’s rulein November 1641?
Irish Catholics
Who did MPs try to arrest in January 1642?
Five MPs, including John Pym
What demands were included in parliament’s Nineteen Propositions?
Parliamentary control of the army and education of the king’s children
