English Civil War Flashcards
(8 cards)
When did King Charles 1 declare war against Parliament?
22nd of August 1642
How many years did King Charles 1 shit down Parliament for before the war started?
11 years
What was the belief King Charles 1 trusted in that was one of the causes of the English Civil War?
The Divine Right Of Kings - that the people in the monarchy were chosen by god to rule their country how they want to, nobody can tell them that they’re wrong
Why can’t the monarchy go in the House of Commons to this day?
In January 1642 King Charles 1 marched into the House of Commons with an army to try and arrest 5 MPs that he thought were the biggest trouble makers
What did you call people who were in Parliament’s army in 1642?
Roundheads
What did you call people who were in King Charles 1 army in 1642?
Cavaliers
Who did King Charles 1 marry in 1625 that his country didn’t like?
Princess Henrietta Maria, she was a French Catholic woman and people didn’t like her since England and Scotland were Protestant
What is a tyrant?
What is tyranny?
Bad person
years of bad people ruling
