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Week 1: Key Words A group of Protestants who hated Catholics and believed ‘Eleven Years’ The period between 1629 and 1640 when Charles I ruled that Church services should be simple and plain. Tyranny’ without summoning Parliament, aka the ‘Personal Rule’. High A group of Protestants who worshipped in a similar way Book of A compulsory set of instructions, written by Archbishop Anglicans to Catholics and liked traditional ceremonies. Common Prayer Laud, describing how a church service should be run. Divine Right The belief that kings are chosen by God and therefore are Dissolution To suspend Parliament. Subject: History of Kings not responsible to anyone else for their actions. Year: 8, Term: 1a The Militia A law which said that Parliament, rather than the king, The Grand A list of complaints given to the king by Parliament in Topic: The 17th Century: Parliament Ordinance could choose who led England’s armies. Remonstrance 1641. and the Monarchy Week 4: Key Words Week 3: Key Dates Royalist A supporter of the monarchy during the Civil War. Parliamentarian A supporter of Parliament during the Civil War. 1625 Charles I becomes king of Civil War A conflict between two groups within the same country. The Long The Parliament which declared war on Charles I and which England and marries Parliament lasted between 1641 and 1648. Henrietta Marie. Pride’s The removal of many members of the by The New Model The reformed army which won the Civil War against the 1629 The start of the ‘Eleven Purge the army in 1648. Army Royalists and later controlled the country. Years’ Tyranny. The Rump The members of Parliament (MPs) left over after Pride’s The The government of England by Parliament after the 1639 Start of the Bishops’ War. Parliament Purge, who supported the . Commonwealth , from 1649 to 1653. 1641 Charles I forced to recall Week 5: Key Words Parliament. The act of killing a monarch. Those who signed the death The The government of England, ruled by the , 1641 Parliament passes the warrant were known as . Protectorate from 1653-1659. Grand Remonstrance. Major Appointed by , these individuals managed Republic Government without a monarchy. Dec Charles fails to arrest the General regions of England during . 1641 Five Members. Restoration The return of the English monarchy in 1660. Reform Political or social change. Aug Start of the English Civil The period of time between the rule of two kings. Declaration of The promises made by Charles II which enabled him to 1642 War. Breda return to England with Parliament’s support. June Major victory for 1645 Parliament at Naseby. Week 7: Key Dates Week 2: Key Individuals

1647 Charles I captured by James I King of England from 1603-1625. First Stuart king. Charles I King of England from 1625-1649. Executed after a Civil War Parliament. with Parliament. 1648 Start of Second Civil War. The Duke of A favourite of Charles I, he was greatly unpopular Henrietta Charles’ Catholic and French wife. Parliament feared she would 1648 Pride’s Purge. Buckingham with Parliament. Marie make Charles into a Catholic. 1649 Execution of Charles I. Charles I’s High Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury A parliamentary leader during the Long Parliament and a critic 1649 Cromwell in Ireland, siege who was hated by Parliament. of Charles I and William Laud. of Drogheda. Week 6: Key Individuals 1653 Cromwell overthrows the William The speaker of the House of Commons when Charles I Colonel An officer of the New Model Army who forced out the

Rump Parliament, Lenthall tried to arrest the Five Members. moderate MPs in 1648. becomes Lord Protector. Richard Oliver Cromwell’s son and successor as Lord Oliver A Puritan member of Parliament, leader of the New Model 1659 George Monck marches on Cromwell Protector from 1658-1659. Cromwell Army and Lord Protector of England from 1653-1658. London. Charles II Charles I’s eldest son, succeeded his father as king George An army leader who was partly responsible for removing the 1660 Restoration of Charles II. after the Interregnum. Monck and restoring the monarchy.