Elizabeth I
This best describes Elizabeth I's policy regarding religion in England.
What is combining Catholic and Protestant practices in the Church of England?
This was the major execution that took place after the English Civil War ended.
What is the execution of Charles I?
This is what we call the original law-making branch of English government that is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
What is the English Parliament?
The period in England that began in 1660, when Charles II became king, is known as this.
What is the Restoration?
This is the country that claimed victory over the mighty Spanish Armada.
What is England?
This man explored North America for Elizabeth I.
Who was Walter Raleigh?
This is the country that William of Orange came to England from.
What is Holland?
This is what we call a war between people who live in the same country.
What is a civil war?
This is the main reason that people in England were worried about James II being the king.
What is the fact the he was a Catholic?
Limiting the power of the reigning monarch was one of the stipulation within this.
What are the English Bill of Rights?
Attacking Spanish ships to steal their treasure, sailing around the world, and leading a surprise attack that destroyed dozens of ships in a Spanish harbor were all feats accomplished by Elizabeth I's favorite naval explorer.
Who was Sir Francis Drake?
This is the statesman, a member of Parliament, who captained an army to fight against King Charles I.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
This is the word that means a government in which people elect representatives to rule for them.
What is a republic?
This is the event that triggered the English Civil War.
What is the king's order that Scottish Presbyterians use a new prayer book?
This is the phrase that means "the belief that kings and queens have a god-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin."
What is the "divine right of kings?"
Who was King Henry VIII?
This is who chose William and Mary to to rule England together.
Who are the Immortal Seven?
This is the word that means treat people cruelly or unfairly.
What is to persecute?
This is the reason that the Glorious Revolution got its name.
What is the lack of bloodshed? (Also called the Bloodless Revolution)
These were the names given to the different sides of the English Civil War.
Who were the Roundheads and the Cavaliers?
The travels of Elizabeth I can be described in this way.
What are journeys of her court from one aristocrat's castle to another?
This man was named Lord Protector, and he ruled England (not as a king) from 1653-1658.
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
This is the word that means a government led by a queen or king.
What is a monarchy?
This is the word used to describe someone who believed that the Church of England needed to be purified.
What is a Puritan?
This is why the defeat of the Spanish Armada was such a surprise.
What is Spain being the greatest naval power in the world at the time?