EOY Year 8 Revision Flashcards
(43 cards)
- Who was King Charls the 1st father?
King James I (1st)
What were king Charles the 1st and hist followers called?
The Royalists
What was the Men of the Parliment and their followers called?
Th Parlimentarians
Why did the Parliment argue with James and Charles?
They argued over who should levy the taxes and who should govern the country. Charles also demanded alot of money from the Parlament for his own purposes not for war.
When did thousands of English men go into Civil War?
1642
When did Charles invent Ship Tax/Ship Money?
1634
What was the divine right?
The divine right was supposedly given to kings or queens by God to rule a country.
What were the Parlimentarians called in the Civil war?
Round Heads
What were the Royalists called in the Civil War?
Cavaliers
What colour cloth strips did the Parlimentarians wear to war?
Yellow
What colour cloth strips did the Royalists wear to war?
Red
How did the rich men go to war?
They went on horseback.
What were men that went to war on horseback called?
Cavalry
What were the men that went to war on foot called?
Infantry or foot soldiers
Whonwas the man that was told by the parlament to train a new set of troops to take on the kings men?
Oliver Cromwell
What was the army that Oliver Cromwell created?
New Model Amry
What was the New Model Army?
It was the first truly profesional army.
How did Oliver recruit his men?
He recruited his men based on the abilities not their wealth.
How did Cromwell make his troops live?
He made them live acording to the rules of his religion.
Where was Charles the 1st kepst as a prisoner?
In Carisbrook In the Isle Of Wight.
What was Charles put on trial for?
He was acused of all the treasons, murders, raping…
What did Charles secretly do whilst he was imprisoned?
He secretly persuaded the Scots to inavade England.
What day was the trail of Charles the 1st.
Saturday 20 Jan, 1649.
When was Charles the 1st execution date?
30th of January, 1649