The English Civil War Flashcards
Who was the leader of the Roman Catholic Church?
The pope
What is the divine right of kings?
This was the view that a king was chosen directly by God and that ordinary people and parliament should not question what the king said or did.
Who was the leader of the Anglican Church?
The king
Who was the leader of the Puritan Church?
Elders
Who were the puritans?
They were a very strict or extreme type of Protestants who were around in the 16th and 17th centuries. They believed that the church had become corrupt and sinful. They wanted to purify (hense the name Puritian) religion by using the bible as the word of God on earth.
Advantages for muskets
Very good for melee combat
Disadvantages for muskets
Slow and inaccurate
Advantages for cavalry
Could move quickly and easily across long distances
Disadvantages for cavalry
Hard to find people who could ride and fight
Advantages for cannons
Causes heavy damage
Disadvantages of cannons
Extremly long reload time (about every 3 minutes)
Advantages of Pikemen
Keeps the enemy back
Disadvantages of pikemen
Very heavy and difficult to manouver
Who created the new modal army
Oliver Cromwell
What would the new modal army do?
Bring more experience soldiers and have better accuracy.
