1 / 8

THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

(The English Revolution). THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR. IMPORTANT LEADERS. Charles I – King of England Believed in the divine right of kings Did not want to work with Parliament Oliver Cromwell – Leader of the Puritans Military genius that led the New Model Army

ovid
Download Presentation

THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. (The English Revolution) THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

  2. IMPORTANT LEADERS • Charles I – King of England • Believed in the divine right of kings • Did not want to work with Parliament • Oliver Cromwell – Leader of the Puritans • Military genius that led the New Model Army • Believed he was doing battle for God

  3. CAUSES OF THE WAR • Political – The king did not want to work with Parliament, because he believed in the divine right of kings. Parliament passed a petition without the king’s approval • Economic – The king wanted to raise taxes without Parliament’s consent • Social – Religious conflict between the King and the Puritans over increased ritual in the Church of England

  4. POLITICAL GROUPS • Cavaliers – supporters of the king • Also known as Royalists • Wanted a strong monarchy • Roundheads – parliamentary forces • Wanted a strong Parliament • Wanted a more protestant form of religion

  5. IMPORTANT EVENTS • Rump Parliament • Parliament that was left after Cromwell purged it (got rid) of any members that did not support him • 1649 • January 30, Cromwell and the Rump Parliament had Charles I executed • Commonwealth • The Republican form of government that was put in place by Cromwell after the monarchy was abolished • Dictatorship • Cromwell abolished Parliament and set up a military dictatorship. He ruled until his death in 1658.

  6. HOW MUCH DID THE COUNTRY TRULY CHANGE AFTER THE REVOLUTION? • Not much. England basically traded a monarch for a military dictator. • The only thing that really changed under Cromwell was the church, since the Church of England under Cromwell gained more Puritan influence.

  7. AFTER THE REVOLUTION • The Restoration: After Cromwell’s death, Parliament reconvened and restored the monarchy. They invited Charles II (son of Charles I) to return to England if he would agree that Parliament could keep much of its power • The Glorious Revolution: After James II (Charles II’s brother) came to the throne, Parliament was concerned about his being a Catholic and having Catholic heirs. A group of nobles invited the Dutch leader, William of Orange, and his wife, Mary (daughter of James II) to rule England jointly. When they arrived in England with their army, James II fled to France and William and Mary took over with almost no bloodshed.

  8. THE ENLISH BILL OF RIGHTS • Signed in 1689 by William and Mary • It set forth Parliament’s right to make laws and levy taxes, and consent to raising standing armies • The rights of citizens were protected • It laid the foundation for a limited, or constitutional, monarchy

More Related