Charles I

Question 1

What son was Charles

Answer 1

Second son of James
His elder brother died

Question 2

How did James treat Charles

Answer 2

Terrible
He blamed Charles for his brothers death

Question 3

What was the divine right of the kings

Answer 3

Only god is higher than the king

Question 4

What did Charles develop from fear

Answer 4

A stammer

Question 5

Who did Charles marry

Answer 5

Henrietta Maria

Question 6

Why did Charles marry a problem

Answer 6

She was catholic
Protestants would burn at the stake and go to hell

Question 7

Who was Charles chief minister

Answer 7

Duke of buckingham

Question 8

When was Charles crowned

Answer 8

27th march 1625

Question 9

How many people were at the Duke of Buckinghams funeral

Answer 9

100

Question 10

When did Charles dissolve parliament

Answer 10

1629

Question 11

How long did Charles rule without parliament

Answer 11

11 years

Question 12

Who was Charles’s Archbishop of Canterbury

Answer 12

William laud

Question 13

What were some of the things laud changed

Answer 13

Stone alters - too catholic
Vestements for clergy - made them seem higher
Stained glass windows - distracted them form praying

Question 14

What were 3 types of tax

Answer 14

Coat and conduct
Ship money
Customs duties

Question 15

How much was Charles going to pay Scotland a day

Answer 15

850

Question 16

Why did Scotland revolt

Answer 16

Because of the new prayer book

Question 17

What were devote Protestants called

Answer 17

Puritans

Question 18

When did Charles recall parliament and for how long

Answer 18

April 1640 - 3 weeks

Question 19

What was the grand remonstrance

Answer 19

April 1641 - a new set of rules that some mps think went too far

Question 20

What was the Irish rebellion

Answer 20

Autumn 1641 - Irish catholics rebelled and people thought Charles was behind this so didn’t give him an army

Question 21

What happened to the 5 mps

Answer 21

January 1642 - Charles tried to arrest 5 mps but he failed and people distrusted him

Question 22

What were the 19 propositions and what were 2 of them

Answer 22

June 1642 - a ridiculous set of demands issued by parliament to make Charles a phantom of a king

Two of these rules are Parliament educate his children and they cannot marry without parliaments approval

                                            Laws against catholics had to be enforced 
                                            Charles began to gather an army

Question 23

Why did the civil war break out

Answer 23

Finance, power and politics, religion

Question 24

When was the battle of marston moor

Answer 24

2 July 1644

Question 25

What was parliaments side called and who was it lead by

Answer 25

Ironsides or New model army, Oliver Cromwell

Question 26

What colour was the new model armies jackets and why

Answer 26

Red because it was the cheapest dye

Question 27

How were officers in the new model army chosen

Answer 27

Asked in ability not social status

Question 28

Who lead Charles army

Answer 28

Prince Rupert

Question 29

Who won the battle of marston moor

Answer 29

Parliament

Question 30

When was the last time battle of naesby

Answer 30

14 June 1645

Question 31

What were the results of the battle of naseby

Answer 31

Oliver’s army followed orders but Rupert’s did not and the king ran away

Question 32

When was Charles executed

Answer 32

30 January 1649

Question 33

Did Charles receive a fair trial

Answer 33

No, he had no lawyer, the judge was on Cromwell side, Charles was sent out of the courtroom each day.

Question 34

Were people pleased with the execution

Answer 34

No because the crowd let out a groan and people collected his blood on a handkerchief as a souvenir