2. Rick Gill (rickgill7@hotmail.com) Assignment #11

3. Questions Who were the leaders during the English Revolution? What was the conflict between Charles I and Parliament? What occurred during the Civil War? What are the Cromwell rules? What were the results of the English Revolution?

4. English Revolution Leaders - James I - A Stuart – Who disliked Parliament - Was originally king of Scotland - Believed in divine right - Define and quote page 29 - Contrasted with English tradition of Parliament

5. James I cont. - Not popular - Liked provoking Puritans - Anglican

6. Charles I - Son of James I - Continued tradition of Divine right - Always looking for money - Loved extravagance - Fought unpopular wars with Spain and France

7. Charles vs. Parliament - Needed money to support extravagant lifestyle and wars - Wasn’t able to raise money on his own and turned to Parliament - Parliament refused - Dissolved parliament twice - Recalled hoping for more money

8. Charles vs. Parliament - Parliament demanded new powers each time Charles asked for money - Parliament also demanded 2 advisors be executed for their abuses of power - Charles agreed - Frustrated with Parliament – Attacked with 500 soldiers - Parliament escaped and called army

9. Civil War (7 Years War) - Charles with other nobles had a more professional army - Supporters called Royalists - Oliver Cromwell (Puritan) led Parliament against King - Army included militia farmers and town’s people

10. Civil War (7 Years War) - Supporters called Roundheads - Cut their hair short - Scottish joined Parliament attacking from North and defeating the King - Charles escaped to Scotland arrested and returned to England - Charged with treason found guilty and executed

11. Cromwell Rules - Cromwell supporters decided they did not want a new King - Charles son Charles II - People in Scotland and Ireland supported Charles II - Fought Cromwell and Parliament - Cromwell won

12. Cromwell Rules - Parliament become ineffective - Cromwell appointed himself Lord Protector (Dictator) - Very unpopular - Blue laws were unpopular

13. Results of the English Revolution - Cromwell dies and his son was unable to succeed him - Charles II was invited back to England and appointed King by Parliament - James II took over when Charles II died - James was Catholic and unpopular

14. Results of English Revolution - James was kicked out of England - William and Mary took over - Showed Parliament had power to choose a monarch