Wh Ch 18 Flashcards
Mary Stuart’s son that inherited the throne of England & united England & Scotland
James I
the absolute rule of kings
divine right of kings
King James I ordered the translation of the Authorized or King James Version of the Bible
in what year
1611
what year did England colonize James town
1611
what year did England colonize Plymouth
1620
signed by Charles reaffirming the rights of ppl
Petition of Rights
in what year did Charles dissolve parliament to become the one and only ruler of eng.
1629
sought to make the England Church more like the Roman Church
William Laud
the Parliament that sat in session for 13 years
“Long Parliament”
grievances of Puritans in Parliament for religious reform & limitation of the king’s power
Grand Remonstrance
Parliament’s supporter’s were the what
roundheads
the leader of Parliament’s armies; his army was known as the “Ironsides”
Oliver Cromwell
people that supported the king
Cavilers
turning pt. of the Civil War in favor of the Roundheads (Ironsides won)
Battle of Marston Moor
final Major defeat of the Cavaliera
Battle of Naseby
declared King Charles I guilty of treason and had him beheaded
Rump Parliament
England’s new republican government under Cromwell
Commonwealth
Cromwell’s govt after he dissolved Parliament; he made himself “Lord Protector”
Protectorate
Oliver Cromwell’s weak successor
Richard Cromwell
son of Charles I who restored the monarchy in England
Charles II
secret agreement b/w Charles II & Louis XIV to make England Catholic
Treaty of Dover
leaders of Parliament who opposed Charles II
Whigs
Catholic King after Charles II
James II
England’s greatest epic
Paradise Lost
One of the greatest English writers of all time (possibly second only to Shakespeare)
John Milton
what year was the Massachusetts bay made
1630