English Civilwar

EnglandParliament and Civil War

The War of the Roses

In 1485, Lancastrian Henry Tudor, defeats the Yorks at the Battle of Bosworth Field, later Henry marries Elizabeth of York

Lancaster York

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King Henry VII of the House of Tudor

Henry VII1485-1509

Henry VIII1509-47

Edward VI1547-53

Mary I1553-58

Elizabeth I1558-1603

Elizabeth I

•Greatly loved and successful

•Unified and brought peace after her sister, “Bloody Mary”

•Brought her kingdom through threats from Spain, France, and Scotland

•Died with no direct heir

James I

•King of Scotland (since 1567), became King of England when Elizabeth died in 1603

•First Monarch to combine the crown of Scotland, England, & Ireland

•Thought of himself as a divine absolute King, ignoring Parliament

•Jamestown & King James Bible

Charles I

•Like Dad, he believed in divine right & absolute power

•In 1628, in need of $, he was forced to open Parliament, when he did, they made him sign the

•1640, he needs them again -

The English Civil War

•The Long Parliament moves to reduce the power of the king

•In 1642, Charles sends his troop into the house of Commons to arrest it’s leaders

• Parliament forces are known as

• The king’s supporters are known as

•The Long Parliament moves to reduce the power of the king

•In 1642, Charles sends his troop into the house of Commons to arrest it’s leaders

• Parliament forces are known as

• The king’s supporters are known as

The English Civil War

•The Cavaliers have early advantage due to better discipline

•With the rise of Oliver Cromwell and his “New Model Army”, the Roundheads gain control of England by 1646

• King Charles I is executed in 1649

Oliver Cromwell

•After the war, England is declared a Republic, and O.C. is named -

•O.C. runs the nation under a very strict Puritan rule

• O.C. persecutes Ireland & Scotland

• O.C. dies in 1658, powerful but not popular

The Restoration

•Upon Cromwell’s death, and after years of Puritan rule, the population had enough

•King Charles’ son is invited back and crowned

•Cromwell’s body is dug up and “executed”

• Charles is allowed to rule as a weak

The Glorious Revolution

•1685, Charles II dies, his Catholic brother James II becomes King

•When James had a son, the idea of another Catholic monarch was too much for protestants

• James Protestant daughter Mary and her husband are “invited” to rule

• James flees, no blood is shed