Important people
Who died and started the civil war?
Elisabeth I
Where was the British forces defeated in 1627?
La Rochelle, France
What was the nationality of the earls deciding to flee to the continent?
Irish
What side did the South & East support?
Parliament
Who succeded the former monarch on the throne?
James VI of Scotland.
He became James I of England
What was the first major battle of the English Civil War (1642)
Battle of Edgehill
When did short parlamaint open at Westminster?
1640
What side did the North & West support?
They supported the king
Who decided to rule without parlamaint?
Charles I
Major Parliament victory in 1644
Battle of Marston Moor
What did parlamaint call their army in 1645?
the "New Model Army"
Who did the Scottish Jacobite Highlanders support?
James II
Who commanded the parlamaints army when going against the royal army?
Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell
In which battle did Oliver Cromwell defeat Charles II?
the Battle of Worcester
Which king decided to surrender to the Scots?
Charles I
Who encuraged James II to go to Ireland?
Louis XIV of France
Who ruled as lord protecter from 1653 until 1658 ?
Oliver Cromwell
Who did William III defeat at the Battle of the Boyne?
James II
Who was crowned king of Scotland on 1st of January 1651?
Charles II
Where did a prayer book cause rioting?
Edinburgh, Scotland