The English Civil War Day 1

The English Civil War & the

Glorious Revolution

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–Examine the image on the

next slide. What do you
think is going on?

–What do you think led to the

actions in this slide?

–What do you think is going on?

–What do you think led to the actions in this slide?

Open Ended

What do you think is going on in the image? What led to those actions?

Please feel free to add an image to help support your response.

English Civil War (1642-1647)

Royalist forces
(known as
Cavaliers)

Parliamentarians
(or Roundheads)

Reasons for the English Civil War

■ The major reasons for the

English Civil War were religion,
taxes, and authority
(parliament powers).

■ In 1603, Elizabeth died. She

never married, so there were
no heirs to continue the Tudor
Dynasty Mary Stuart’s son
James I became the
King of England—

■ This started the Stuart

Dynasty in England

Tensions between King James I

and Parliament

Reasons for the English Civil War

■ Queen Elizabeth recognized the

importance of working with Parliament

■ James I did not like to work with

parliament; he believed he should be
absolute monarch because of the
Divine Right (God chooses royal
families to rule); James I did not listen
to Parliament

■ Parliament & King James I had

disagreements over issues of
Authority, Money, and Religion

Multiple Choice

Which was not a main reason for The English Civil War?

• Religion

• Divine Rights

• Taxes

• Authority

Problems between the

King and Parliament

■ Authority—James I believed

in divine right and absolutism;
Parliament felt king should be
limited by Parliament

■ Money—James I has to ask

Parliament for money to
finance government, wars
and lifestyle

Multiple Choice

Who ruled during The English Civil War?

• Charles I

• Elizabeth

• James I

• Charles II

What is divine right?

1.

King has power to rule from
people.

2.

King has the power to rule from
Congress.

3.

King has power to rule from
Parliament.

4.

King has power to rule from
God.

Problems between the

King and Parliament

■ Religion—Puritans were

members of the Anglican
Church who wanted all
Catholic rituals removed;
Puritans were active
members of Parliament and
were angered when James I
arranged marriage of son
(Charles I) to a Catholic
princess

Reasons for the English Civil War

■ When James I died in 1625, his

son Charles I became king

■ Charles was “worse” than

James:
–Charles believed in divine

right and absolute
monarchy; refused to
discuss ideas with
Parliament—only called
Parliament when he needed
money

Multiple Select

What were the reasons Charles I was considered to be worse the King James I?

• believed in absolute monarchy

• always wanted to wage war

• believed in divine right

• refused to work with Parliament

Reasons for the English Civil War

■ Parliament got fed up with

Charles I and refused to give him
money unless signed Petition of
Rights in 1628:
–King could not jail people

without a good reason

–King could not make taxes

without Parliament's approval

–King could not keep his

soldiers in peoples’ homes&
could not use army to
maintain order during
peacetime

Civil War

■ Charles I was really mad at

Parliament and refused to call
another Parliament for 11 years
until he needed money to end
revolts in Ireland & Scotland

■ Conflict between supporters

of King Charles I (Royalists/
Cavaliers) and Parliament
(roundheads) grew so bad that
a civil war was inevitable

Multiple Choice

What did King Charles have to do in order to receive money from Parliament?

• Promise to do better

• Sign the Magna Carta

• Let his son rule

• Sign the Petition of Rights

Multiple Choice

How long did King Charles I refuse to work with Parliament until he needed money?

• 3 years

• 10 years

• 11 years

• 9 years

Civil War

■ War between Cavaliers

(Royalists) vs Roundheads
(supporters of Parliament)
lasted for 5 years

■ Roundheads found a strong

leader in Oliver Cromwell;
Cromwell and Roundheads
won. King Charles I was
beheaded the king (1st public
execution of a king)

Multiple Select

The English Civil War was fought between what two groups?

• Royalists

• Loyalists

• Parliamentarians

• The Barbs

Multiple Choice

How many years did The English Civil War last?

• 11 years

• 7 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

–Public Execution of King Charles I

Do you think the Charles I
should have been executed?

1. Strongly agree

2. Somewhat agree

3. Somewhat disagree

4. Strongly disagree

Poll

Do you think Charles I should have been executed?

• Strongly Agree

• Somewhat Agree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

What did the 19 Propositions

say?

1.

Gave the King supreme
power.

2.

Gave Parliament Supreme
power.

3.

Made the Commonwealth
legal.

4.

Gave Oliver Cromwell
complete power.

After the Civil War

■ After the Civil War, a

Commonwealth was
created—type of
government with no king &
ruled by Parliament

■ Oliver Cromwell led

the Commonwealth,
but did not use
democracy— he
became a military dictator

New Commonwealth

■ Life in the Commonwealth was

harsh because it was led by
Cromwell and the Puritans;
Forced strict religious rules on
people of England:

■ It was illegal to go to

theaters and sporting events;
“merrymaking” &
“amusement” were illegal

■ Citizens hated living this way &

began to want to bring back a
king again… To be continued

Multiple Choice

Why was life in the New Commonwealth HARSH?

• There was a shortage of food

• Everyone had to work hard

• Forced strict religious rules

• There was a shortage of gold

Share with us!

1. When did the English Civil War take
place?
2. Who were the two main groups
involved in the war?
3. What were the major reasons for
the war?
4. Who was the king of England
during the war?
5. What was the outcome of the war?

Open Ended

1. When did the English Civil War take place?

Open Ended

2. Who were the two main groups involved in the war?

Open Ended

3. 3. What were the major reasons for the war?

Open Ended

Who was the king of England during the war?

Open Ended

5. What was the outcome of the war?