History Flashcards
(19 cards)
When did King James I come to england
1603
Why did Elizabeth nominate James as her sucessor
Because he was a protestant.
How much did the king ask for from the parliament
£200,000
How long did James rule England for without parliament.
11 years.
What were the 7 causes of the civil war.
The divine right of kings
Charles marries a catholic
Quarrels with Scotland
Charles dissolves parliament
ship tax
Laud becomes archbishop of Canterbury
Charles entered house of commons
What were the beliefs of divine right.
That he had been chosen by god to rule the country therefore who could as he liked.
What did parliament think about divine right.
Because they wanted to be more involved with the country.
What was the problem with Charles marrying a catholic
The parliament were worried that she was going to convince him into change the country to catholic.
Who did Charles marry
Henrietta maria
What was the quarrels with Scotland about.
Because he ordered them to use the english prayer bookin services and the scots then fought a war against him.
What happened when Charles dissolved the parliament.
He ruled the country on his own without the parliament for 11 years. Both sides then raised an army to see who was more powerful.
What was wrong about ship tax
He ordered that everyone had to pay ship tax for money to support him and his army. Which was controversial.
What was bad about laud bishop.
They agreed that they should make churches more beautiful which was very much on the Catholicism side.
What happened when he entered the houses of common.
In January 1642 Charles burst into the House of
Commons with 400 soldiers to try and arrest 5
leading MPs. This went against the rule that the King
had to be invited in by parliament.
Who were the cavaliers
Those who supported the kings. Many of them fought on horseback.
Who were the round heads
They were the side or the parliament and were nicknamed roundheads because of there very short hair.
Where does the term cavaliers come from
French
‘chevalier’ meaning ‘horse’.
What did the roundheads wear
Very plain and simple clothes
What were many of the parliamentarians.
Merchants and traders of the southeast London
