The English Civil War vocabularies Flashcards
Democracy
A society which the people who live under it has the power to control the government.
Magna Carta
The Greater Charter which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights
Monarchs
Kings or queens
Republic
A country without a king or queen
Constitutional monarchy
A monarchy in which the monarch rules according to the nation’s constitution and laws
Protestant
The Christians that don’t belong to the Roman Catholic or Orthodox Eastern Church
Church of England
The established church in England which headed by the monarch
Calvinists
a follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant reformation
Absolute monarchs
a king, queen, emperor or empress with unlimited power
Divine Right of Kings
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Ship money
inn earlier times, coastal towns had to supply the king with ships or their value in money. Charles I made all towns and landowners pay ship money
Tonnage and poundage
a customs duty or tac collected on the tons and pounds of goods coming or leaving the country
Billettered
to require homeowners to provide food and lodging for soldiers
Titles
a name showing a person’s rank and position in life
Courts of Star Chamber
a royal court in which people had no legal rights
