English Civil War Flashcards
1
Q
Civil war meaning
A
A war between citizens of the same country
2
Q
What were the three reasons for the civil war?
A
Money- Charles set up new taxes when he wasn’t supposed to
Religion - Charles married a Catholic woman and parliament was protestant
Power- Charles thought god had picked him so he took all the power and parliament couldn’t do anything and Charles arrested 5 MPs
3
Q
What were the two side of the war?
A
Royalists-people who supported the king
Parliamentarians- people who supported parliament
4
Q
What is the new model army?
A
It is a well set up and well organised army
5
Q
Why did parliament win the war?
A
Parliament strengths
- support of scotland
- leaderships of Oliver Cromwell
- military, the new model army
- money as the parliament had loads
6
Q
Consequences of the civil war?
A
Charles gets executed and Cromwell becomes lord protector
