<p> Britain 1603-1642 Fact Sheets</p><p>Reasons for outbreak of Civil War: 1640-1642</p><p>1. Four main causes of Civil War  Multiple Kingdoms  Constitutional Royalism  Charles I  Religion</p><p>2. Year Scottish Rebellion broke out 1637</p><p>3. Month and year Irish Rebellion broke out October 1641</p><p>4. Causes of Irish Rebellion  Religion  Wentworth  Scottish Rebellion</p><p>5. How did Irish Rebellion radicalise politics in England?  Fuelled Catholic Conspiracy  Exacerbated Army Plot  Divided MPs</p><p>6. How has Russell described the effect of these rebellions on England, Scotland and Ireland “Billiard-ball effect”</p><p>7. What principles did Constitutional Royalists defend?  Divine Right  Church hierarchy (bishops)  King’s constitutional powers</p><p>8. How do we know Grand Remonstrance created Constitutional Royalists? Only passed by 159 votes to 148</p><p>9. Two other main issues that created Constitutional Royalists  Root and Brach Petition (1641)  Militia Ordinance (Mar 1642) 10. Which Constitutional Royalists produced Charles’ answer to the Nineteen Propositions in June 1642?  Colepeper  Falkland</p><p>11. Which historian has argued that Charles was “ill-suited” to being king? Hirst</p><p>12. Main example of Charles’ actions creating opposition to him and hastening conflict 5 Members Coup (Jan 1642)</p><p>13. Two more examples of Charles’ mistakes  Feb 1642 – Charles moves his royal government to York  April 1642 – Charles attempts to seize control of Hull arsenal</p><p>14. Why did Charles create religious opposition? Enforced Laudianism</p><p>15. The bitter debate over this issue proved religion affected political allegiance Root and Branch (Feb 1641)</p><p>16. What resolution did Pym bring through the Commons in Sept 1641? Iconoclasm (destruction of popish images and altar rails)</p><p>17. What do Whig historians say about Civil War?  Inevitable  Long-term constitutional factors</p><p>18. What do Revisionists say?  Not inevitable  Short-term factors (Charles and religion)</p><p>19. What do Post-Revisionists say?  Not inevitable  Scotland and Ireland as catalysts  Long-terms factors also important</p>