Vocab
a government led by a king or queen
Monarchy
Queen Elizabeth I's mother
Anne Boleyn
James I and VI
The English Civil War was triggered by King Charles I doing what?
Ordering the Scottish to use a prayer book from the Church of England
Why was Parliament suspicious of James II?
He was a Catholic.
a war between people who live in the same country
civil war
Mary I's nickname
"Bloody Mary"
Who was James I and VI's youngest son?
Charles I
The nickname for supporters of Parliament
Roundheads
Who was invited to invade England by Parliament once James II's second wife had a baby boy?
William of Orange
the original law-making branch of the English government that is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons
English Parliament
Who inherited the throne directly from Henry VIII
Edward VI
Charles I was married to his Catholic wife named
Henrietta Maria
Oliver Cromwell's title after winning the Civil War
Lord Protector
Who took the throne after James II fled to France with his wife and son?
William III and Mary II
to treat people cruelly and unfairly
persecute
How was Mary, Queen of Scots related to Henry VIII?
His great-niece.
William of Orange was a prince of this country
Holland
This king, also known as the Merry Monarch, was restored to the throne by Parliament after the death of Oliver Cromwell.
King Charles II
Why was the Glorious Revolution glorious? (List both main reasons)
It was bloodless and Parliament gained more power from the monarchy.
the belief that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin
"divine right of kings"
Who was Henry VIII's fourth wife?
Anne of Cleeves
The name of James II's second wife
Mary of Modena
What caused Oliver Cromwell to become strictly Puritan in his adulthood?
He suffered a series of serious illnesses.
France attacked a different area than Holland and the Protestant Wind made their sailing path way easier than usual.