The English Civil War Flashcards
Who did King Charles marry
Henrietta Maria
What is a strong Protestant called
Puritans
What happened in 1638
Scottish puritans rebelled against Charles when he began to introduce music,candles and statues into the Scottish church
Puritans went to war against Charles in
Scotland
How did the civil war start
Charles asked for money from parliament
But parliament would only give it to him in return for more power
He wouldn’t agree
And in 1642 the civil war began
What King Charles would say
I think that England should be more Catholic like and I should rule England on my own with god
What would puritans say
I think that England should be Protestant and not Catholic as they are lower class and worship sticks and stones we should have control over England as we represent the population
Who is to blame
They both have got strong opinions that contributed to the civil war
Was the civil war avoidable
They civil war would have been avoidable, as parliament could have compromised about religion and power.
What were kings Charles supporters called
Cavaliers /royalsists
What were the parliament supporters called
Parliamentarians / round heads
Where was the first battle
Edge Hill it was a tie
When was the new model army set up
1645 February it was set up
Who set up NMA
Sir Thomas fairfax and Oliver Cromwell
What colour was the uniform of NWA
red
How much did they get payed in the NWA
8cents for infantry foot solders
2 shillings for cavalry on horses
How many people were in the NWA
22,000
Why did the royalists loose
He had few allies
The new model army was more advanced than his army
He ran out of money to fund the fighting
The parliament side controlled wealthy parts of the country and so had plenty of money to fund their fighting and pay their soldiers.
What happened to King Charles after he lost the civil war
Parliament be headed King Charles on the 30th of January 1649
England became a republic -country without a king or queen
Parliament now governed England and Cromwell became lord protector
What is the ‘divine right of kings’
The belief there is no higher power than the king. Therefore they couldn’t be held accountable for their actions
What is the lord protector
Regent in charge of a kingdom when there is no king or queen
What was the political reason for the civil war
King believed he should be the only one I charge with power while parliament wanted more shared power
What was a religious reason for the war
He started to make the Church of England more Catholic and married a Catholic which they believed was influencing him
What was an economic reason for the war
Charles only came to parliament for money he only wanted to have all the power and money while parliament wanted power as they control the money
What was the name of the decisive battle
Nasby
What was the financial reason parliament won
Charles ran out of money and he needed it to fund the war. Parliament had all of it. Parliament controlled major towns like london
What was a military reason for Charles loosing
Parliament had NWA which was more efficient than Charles army and inevitably won the battle against Charles
What was a support reason for parliament winning
Parliament had more supporters e.g Scotland
