civil war Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
Q
who was Charles the 1
A
son of james
came after elizabehth the 1
2
Q
reaons for the revolution
A
religion, political, economic
3
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religious reasons
A
- protestant after the reformation (cathoic plots like the gunpowder plot)
- charles wife was a catholic
- archbishop of canterbury introduced Catholicism (puritans)
- 2 puritans published a book = catholic support
- charles made a new prayer book
4
Q
political
A
- scots disagree on the changes made = war
- charles calls parliament to raise money = dissolved paliament
- 7 months later 1640 he calls them back + agree to fund only if religious changes reversed
> first time in 1 yrs 7 month ago - john pym wrote the grand remonstrate and him and 4 other tried to be arrested but fled
5
Q
economic
A
- during 11 yrs of rule he never called parliament
- ship money for wars (tax)
> if not paid they would be jailed with no trial (john Hampden in 1637 )
6
Q
who were the cavaliers
A
supported the king
7
Q
who were the roundheades
A
supported parliament
eg. merchants and traders who were angry by taxation
8
Q
who was oliver cromwell
A
leader of the roundheads and puritan
9
Q
battle of naseby
A
1645 - had a war and the king charles was captured by the roundheads
10
Q
second cicil war
A
charlws wanted to convince the scots to turn on parliament = thy agreed and the a began battle was lost by the cots in the battle of preston 1748
11
Q
charles trail
A
- rump parliament decide that he should be imprisoned due to treason
12
Q
charles execution
A
unfair and they had no evidance by only cromwell wanted him to die no one else
13
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impacts of the execution
A
- englandd became a republic
- more freedom for women
- fairer taxes
- jewish people banned in 1290 but then they were bruoght back
- puritans were influenctial
- commonwealth began and cromwell called “lord protector”
