Characteristics of English Society in the 17th century
Merchants, manufacturers and landowners were part of this social class.
What is the Middle Class?
This man believed deeply in the Divine Right of Kings, influencing Charles I rule with the same principles.
Who is James I of England/James VI of Scotland.
The name for Charles' supporters during the Civil War.
Who are the "Royalists" or "Cavaliers"
The Divine Right of Kings states that the king has the same powers as which figure?
Who is God/Gods?
Which class did not see any improvements in their lives by the end of the Glorious Revolution?
What is the lower class?
This half of Britain is more heavily populated, wealthier and more powerful politically.
What is Lower Britain?
The name of the period of time that Charles I ruled England without Parliament.
What is the Eleven Years Tyranny?
This is what people the Parliamentary army were mostly made up of.
Who are farmers and townspeople?
When the monarchy was reinstated after Oliver Cromwell's death, this man was asked to return to England as their new king.
Who is Charles II?
in 1689, William and Mary agreed to terms for this new document, making it clear that the monarch's power was limited.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This group wore dark clothes and disapproved of gambling, sports, and the theatre.
What are the Puritans?
Charles attempted to force religious reform in Scotland. The resulting rebellion was called this.
What are the Bishops' Wars?
Charles I was brought to trial and found guilty of this offence against the people of England.
What is Treason?
After Charles I's execution, the monarch was abolished and England's republic was named this.
What is the Commonwealth (of England)?
England become this type of state after the Glorious Revolution.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
This monarch learned to work with parliament, but upon their death had no living heir. Therefore, their nephew from Scotland took the throne in England.
Who is Elizabeth I?
What is the Petition of Rights?
The name of the battle on June 14, 1648, that resulted in the defeat of Charles' army by Oliver Cromwell and the New Model Army, and led Charles I to flee to Scotland.
This was the title given to Oliver Cromwell when he cleaned out parliament and took control of England.
What is Lord Protector?
In which country was the crowning of a new Protestant King (in 1689) not supported?
Where is Ireland?
This social institution sprang up in the 17th century, becoming the place for men to gather to drink coffee, smoke tobacco, and indulge in gossip and political decisions.
What is a Coffee House?
Charles I entered the House of Commons in 1642 in an attempt to arrest five members of parliament, but failed. He brought this number of soldiers with him.
What is 400 soldiers?
The name for the parliamentary body that formed in 1648 during the civil war in absence of Charles I and a purge of the corrupt government officials.
What is Rump Parliament?
Charles needed to win the war quickly, because parliament had control over this part of England.
What is the south/richest part of the country?
This act guaranteed that parliament would sit every three years (preventing the monarchy from ruling alone).
What is the Triennial Act?