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English Civil War Flashcards

1
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What is a civil war

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A war within one country

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What are the 2 reasons why parliament and their monarch fell out

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Power and religion

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Who was the country’s monarch at the time of the civil war

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Charles I

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4
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What did King Charles believe in?

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The divine right of kings

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What is the divine right of kings?

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That a ruler was chosen by god to remain sovereign and rule alone over all

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What did parliament want?

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More power to them in exchange for money to the king

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7
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What religion were most MPs in parliament

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Puritan

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What is a puritan

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A strict Protestant

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What were puritans worrying about?

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That 5e king was becoming a Roman catholic

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10
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Who did King Charles I marry

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French, Roman Catholic princess Henrietta Maria

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What happened in 1638!

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Scottish puritans rebelled against Charles when he began to introduce music,candles and statues into the Scottish church

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12
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What did Charles ask parliament for during the rebellion

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Money in exchange for power and Charles refused

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13
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What happened in 1642

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The English civil war started

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14
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Who were 2 parliament leaders

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Thomas fairfax and Oliver Cromwell

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15
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2 royalist leaders

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Prince Rupert a Prague prince and King Charles I

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16
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What was the army set up by parliament called

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New model army

17
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What was the main battle that set the course of the war?

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The battle of naesby

18
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When was the king executed

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30th January 1649

19
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What is a republic

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A country without a sovereign

20
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What did Cromwell become

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Lord protecter

21
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What are royalists/cavailars

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People with the monarch

22
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What are parliamentarian/roundheads

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People with parliament

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