Y8 English Civil War keywords

Define: Treason

• Cruel or oppressive government or rule

• Betraying your country, punishable by death

• A punishment for a crime

• A strict Protestant who believes in plain churches and clothes

Define: Royalist

• Supporter of King Charles I

• Nickname for supporters of the King

• Supporter of Parliament

• Unkind nickname for supporter of Parliament

Define: Parliament

• A Christian who is not Roman Catholic

• Cromwell's army, soldiers promoted for their skill

• A place where laws are debated

• To hand over or to give up

Define: Ship money

• A war where both sides are from the same country

• A battle in 1645, won by the Parliamentarians

• People who were on the side of Parliament

• An old tax the king collected without Parliament's permission

Define: Roundhead

• A supporter of King Charles I

• Nickname for those who fought on the king's side

• A supporter of Parliament

• Unkind nickname for the Parliamentarians

Select the correct definition: Civil War

• A war where both sides are from the same country

• Member of Parliament

• A Christian who believes in the authority of the Pope

• A battle in 1645, won by Parliament

Select the correct definition: Protestant

• A Christian who believes in the authority of the Pope

• A Christian who is not a Roman Catholic and does not accept the Pope

• A strict Protestant, believes in plain churches and clothes

• The leader of the Parliamentarian forces

Select the correct definition: Tyranny

• Most severe form of punishment, being killed for your crimes

• Betraying your country, punishable by death

• To bring something back into being

• Cruel or oppressive government or rule

Select the correct definition: New Model Army

• A battle in 1645, won by the Parliamentarians

• Leader of the Parliamentarian forces

• Cromwell's army, soldiers promoted for their skill

• A war where both sides are from the same country

Select the correct definition: Surrender

• To hand over or to give up fighting

• A punishment given for a crime

• To bring something back into being

• Member of Parliament