The English Civil War Flashcards
What were the causes of the English Civil War?
Money (tax), Power (of the monarch), Religion
what is a civil war?
when people within the same country fight against each other
Who were the royalists?
supporters of the king and the idea of the ‘divine right of kings’
what was the nickname given to the royalists?
the cavaliers
who were the parliamentarians?
supporters of parliament, believed ordinary people should have more of a share in power, and that the king was a tyrant
what was the nickname given to the parliamentarians?
the roundheads
what was the death toll?
200,000 people, 4.5% of the population
why were there not many big battles?
it took armies a long time to get from one place to another
who did king Charles marry?
Henrietta Maria in 1627
what was the ship money tax?
a tax placed in 1643 where coastal areas had to pay extra tax to fund the countries navy- this would usually only happen at war but Charles had lost a lot of naval resources from lost battles
what was the dissolution of the parliament?
in 1629 King Charles dissolved parliament for 11 years
why was there a rebellion in scotland?
Charles introduced a new prayer book that was extremely disliked by the scottish
How many MPs did Charles try to arrest?
5 in 1642
