English Civil War

Who were the stuarts and what was the role of their monarchy?

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The stuarts were James I, Charles I, James II. Charles II, and they were absolute monarchy, they believed that their word was the law.

What was the typical English society of the seventeenth century?

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In English society there was a pyramid:

The king

The clergy(Church)

The aristocrats

The middle class people

The peasants and serfs.

Identify the various regions of Great Britain.

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Describe the fight and ultimate triumph of parliament

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“Charles’s real difficulties came about because he constantly needed money to support his extravagant lifestyle and he had to go to parliament to get it. Parliament would agree to Charles’s request for more taxes only if he agreed to respect it’s wishes. Charles’s usually refused to accept parliament’s conditions. Sometimes he areed to them, fully intended to back out of the deal. In 1628, Charles recalled parliament, hoping that this time it would be more agreeable. Parliament told the king it would grant no money until the king ceased his illegal activities and until he signed a new charter called the “petition of Right.” The king dissolved parliament again and resolved to rule without it”

What factors lead up to the revolution and the English Civil War?

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Charles I married Henrietta Maria of France who was catholic, but the country was protestant, and the country thought he was going to make the country convert to Catholic which the country didn’t want.
Charles spent all the money on riches for himself and his family instead of helping the Country.
Charles I abused his power and tried to arrest innocent people and soon Parliament got very sick of him, and Charles I ended up getting beheaded and Parliament won.

Oliver Cromwell

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“Cromwell was a master soldier, but he had little sympathy for either the Presbyterians or the Catholics he conquered. He defeated the scots in two major battles, and ended their resistance.”

Rump Parliament

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“When rebellions broke out in support of the king, the parliamentary army sent colonel Pride to drive the 143 Presbyterian members out of parliament. The “Rump Parliament” left by “Pride’s Purge” charged the king with treason and with making war on his own people, and put him on trial for his life”

Puritans

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“The puritans were a very large and powerful group among the dissenting protestants”

Writ of Habeus Corpus

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“a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge.”

Commonwealth

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“What the English republic called when the Rump Parliament voted to abolish the monarchy and the house of lords.”

Charles II

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“Son of Charles I, strongly supported by both Ireland and Scotland”

Charles I

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“Charles I was dignified and charming, but aloof. He was very narrow-minded and kept to himself. He loved art and enjoyed owning fine possessions. He, like his father, was always looking for money money. He made things difficult for himself by relying on the duke of Buckingham for advice”

Inalienable Rights

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“Those rights that cannot be surrendered, sold or transferred to someone else.”

James I

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“James I was an intelligent man with a talent for doing the wrong thing. He has been the king of Scotland for 20 years before he became kind of England. He was slovenly and always short of money.”

Church Of England

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“The established church in England, headed by the monarch”

English Bill Of Rights

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“A document made clear that parliament was the real government of the country”

Republic

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“A country without a monarch”

Constitutional Monarchy

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“A monarchy in which the monarch rules according to the constitution and laws of the nations”

Magna Carta

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“The great charter guranteed the English people certain civil rights”

Nationalism

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“The belief that one’s own country is the best country”