Question | Answer |
What is The Magna Carta? | A Document about taxes. |
What does the Document say? | King must consult parliament before taxing the people.
Fair tax trials. |
Who signed the magna carta? | John 1 |
When was the magna carta signed? | 1215 |
Who ruled from 1272-1307? | King Edward 1 |
What was the Tudor Dynasty? or the Absolute rulers not divine right rulers? | An Absolute monarchy someone with full power |
Who reigned from 1485-1509? | Henry VII |
What religion did Henry VII believe in? | Catholic |
Who reigned from 1509-1547? | Henry VIII |
What religion did Henry VIII believe in? | Catholic->Protestant |
How many wives did Henry VIII have? | 6 he killed two |
Who reigned from 1547-1553? | Edward VI |
What religion did Edward VI believe in? | Protestant |
Who reigned from 1553-1558? | Mary I |
What religion did Mary I believe in? | Roman Catholic |
Who reigned from 1558-1603? | Elizabeth I |
What was a nickname for Mary I? | Bloody Mary |
What was a nickname for Elizabeth I | Gloriana |
What religion did Elizabeth I believe in? | Protestant |
Who ruled in the Tudor Dynasty? | Henry VII
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I |
What is an Absolute ruler believing in divine right of kings? a.k.a. The Stuart Dynasty. | A ruler that has power but is watched by parliament. |
Who reigned from 1603-1625? | James I |
What religion did James I believe in? | Protestant |
Who reigned from 1625-1649? | Charles I |
Who ruled when the Civil War broke out? | Charles I |
What year did the Civil War Begin? | 1642 |
What religion did Charles II believe in? | Protestant |
Who reigned from 1660-1685? | Charles II |
What religion did Charles II believe in? | Protestant. |
Who reigned from 1685-1688? | James II |
Who Abdicated the throne in 1688? | James II |
What Religion did James II believe in? | Catholic |
Who were The Round Heads? | The New Model Army |
What kind of soldiers were in the New Model Army? | Farmers |
What were the two important battles that the New Model Army fought in? | Marston Moor and Naesby |
What was the rump parliament? | the rest of the people who stayed in parliament that didn't go to war |
Which were the two groups that were in the rump parliament? | Presbyterians and Puritans |
In what year was King Charles I put on Trial? | 1649 |
What reason was King Charles put on trial for? | Treason |
What is Treason | The act of trying to overthrow the king. |
Who was named Lord and Protector? | Oliver Cromwell |
Who made the Blue Laws? | Oliver Cromwell |
What were the Blue Laws? | Outlawed Pagan cermonies, like christmas, dancing, theatre, and sports. |
What happend in 1660? | Charles II was invited to be King of England |
When did Charles II die? | 1678 |
Who took over rule after Charles II? | James II |
When was the bill of rights announced? | 1689 |