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English Civil Wars

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Causes and course of the war14
Execution and the Interregnum14

Key facts

1

Cavaliers were King Charles I's supporters during the Civil War.

2

Charles I was executed in London on 30 January 1649.

3

The Civil Wars were fought over the rival claims of king and Parliament to political and religious authority.

4

Immediately after Charles I's execution, the Rump Parliament abolished the monarchy and declared England a Commonwealth (republic).

5

Charles I's quarrels with Parliament over taxation, religion, and royal prerogative triggered the conflict.

6

Cromwell's Puritan regime is conventionally said to have banned both Christmas celebrations and theatre performances.

7

The English Civil War broke out in 1642.

8

Oliver Cromwell ruled England as Lord Protector during the Interregnum.

9

The two sides were the Royalists (Cavaliers), who supported the king, and the Parliamentarians (Roundheads), who supported Parliament.

10

Cromwell took the title Lord Protector in December 1653.

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1Causes and course of the war

What names were given to the two sides in the English Civil War?

  • Catholics and Protestants only
  • Royalists (Cavaliers) and Parliamentarians (Roundheads)
  • Whigs and Tories of later party politics
  • Yorkists and Lancastrians as in the Roses
2Execution and the Interregnum

Who ruled England as Lord Protector during the Interregnum?

  • Charles II in exile
  • John Pym
  • Oliver Cromwell
  • Thomas Fairfax
3Causes and course of the war

Why did Charles I rule without Parliament from 1629 to 1640?

  • He disagreed with MPs over taxation and religion
  • Parliament had voted to dissolve itself permanently
  • Plague had killed most of the MPs of the time
  • The Pope had banned all English Parliaments
4Execution and the Interregnum

What happened in England immediately after Charles I's execution in 1649?

  • Charles II returned from exile and reclaimed the throne
  • Cromwell was crowned King by Parliament within a few months
  • Parliament abolished the monarchy and declared England a Commonwealth
  • Scotland invaded and briefly took control of southern England
5Causes and course of the war

Which 1644 battle was a Parliamentarian victory featuring the New Model Army?

  • Battle of Edgehill
  • Battle of Marston Moor
  • Battle of Naseby
  • Battle of Preston
6Execution and the Interregnum

What was Oliver Cromwell's title from 1653?

  • King of England
  • Lord Protector
  • Prime Minister
  • Speaker of House

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