The English Civil War Flashcards
Civil war definition
a war between citizens of the same country.
New Model Army
Parliaments professional army
Puritan
A strict Protestant
Divine right of kings
Kings where chosen by god to rule alone
Royalists/cavaliers
Charles supporters
Parliamentarians/Roundheads
Parliaments supporters
Republic
A country with out a king or queen
Lord protecter
Title of Oliver Cromwell
Roundhead
Was Parliament
What role did Henrietta Maria play in the civil war
Charles RC queen
Parliament worried she force Charles to change England’s religion
What role did Cromwell play in the civil war
Oliver Cromwell was a Parliamentary commander
What role did Charles play in the civil war
England’s king + his marriage to HM meant puritan parliament worried he was a heretic
What role did the new model army play during the civil war
New Model Army helped Cromwell, and Parliament
Professional army
What role did religion play In the civil war
Most of parliament are puritans and are worried that Charles may become Roman Catholic because his wife is
Name the key battle won by parliament in the civil war
Battle of Naseby in June 1645
