Stuart Monarchs
The Stuart period begin in 1603 when Elizabeth I died without an heir. It ended in 1714.
What are money, power and religion?
Charles I was known for failing to call Parliament unless he needed this thing from them.
What are taxes?
A political doctrine that asserts a monarch's authority comes directly from God.
What is divine right of kings?
Charles II greatly admired this influential European monarch.
Who is King Louis XIV of France?
The Gunpowder Plot happened during this monarch's reign.
Who is James I?
This group of people remained loyal to the king and the Stuart monarchy.
Who were the Cavaliers?
These two kingdoms were ruled by the Stuarts.
What is England and Scotland?
Three religious groups that fought for power in 1600s England.
Who are the Anglicans (Church of England), Puritans and Roman Catholics?
This Act passed in 1707 creates Great Britain.
What is the Act of Union?
This Stuart monarch lost his head.
Who is Charles I?
This group of people were loyal to Parliament.
Who were the Parliamentarians or Roundheads?
Parliament names England a commonwealth after Oliver Cromwell comes to power. He abolishes several items - name at least two.
-Abolished the monarchy
-Abolished the House of Lords
-Abolished the official Church of England
This leader governed as a Puritan dictator banning many 'sinful' acts in England, such as theatre, pubcs and sports.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
These are the main four points of the 1689 Bill of Rights.
This event was an attempt to destroy the House of Lords during the reign of James I, but was foiled at the last minute when Guy Fawkes was found with barrels of gunpowder.
What is the Gunpowder Plot of 1621?
The Parliamentarians eventually won the English Civil War in large part because of this group of people.
What is the New Model Army?
The issues plaguing England and Scotland during the Stuart dynasty led many people to leave for this place.
What is the New World?
This group of people were known for their support of the Roman Catholic King James II, his son and his grandson beginning in the 1680s.
Who are the Jacobites?
This Stuart monarch ascended the throne as part of the Glorious Revolution.
Who is Queen Mary and her husband, William of Orange?
This monarch was the last of the Stuart dynasty.
Who is Queen Anne?
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
A political democratic group opposed to Oliver Cromwell who advocated "one man - one vote."
Who are the Levellers?
This monarch converted to Catholicism on his deathbed.
Who is Charles II?
What is the House of Hanover?