The English Civil War Flashcards
what is a civil war
when a country has a war with itself
who was the king at t the time of the civil war
king charles I
what were the followers of king charles I called
royalists
what were followers of parliament called
parliamentarians
why was there a war
charles argued with parliament about how to rule the country.He once sent them home for 11 years. the last straw was when parliament sent a list to the king complaining about how he ran the country. he sent 300 soldiers to arrest the five most troublesome members of parliament but they had run away.
when did the war start
on 22 August 1642
What were Royalists also known as?
Cavaliers
they would ride horses most of the time
what was the army that supported the king called
the cavaliers were mostly from the north of england, wales, devon, cornwall and somerset.
What were the Parliamentarians also known as?
Roundheads
Their helmets were round as well as their haircuts
what was the army that supported parliament called
the roundheads were mostly from the south
why did parliament give oliver cromwell a job
to train a new set of troops to take on the cavaliers this was called the new model srmy
why was king charles I sentenced to death ?
king charles lost the war. in 1648 king charles was kept as a prisoner. then in august the scots invaded england on his orders. The parliament then thought that they could not trust him. at 2:00pm on 30 january 1649 king charles was executed
