The English Civil War vocabulary
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| Absolutist | someone who rules with absolute power
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| Personal Rule | a period during which Charles ruled on his own
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| Ship money | a tax used to protect coastal areas
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| High Church | a Protestant Church with some Catholic practices
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| Puritan | a Protestant Church with no Catholic influences
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| Grand Remonstrance | a list of criticisms of Charles I from Parliament
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| Court of Star Chamber | a court that was set up to deal with legal disputes which could issue fines
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| Roundheads | a nick name for the supporters of Parliament
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| New Model Army | a new army set up by the Parliamentarians to win the war
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| Cavalier | a nick name for the supporters of Charles I
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| Levellers | a group who wanted every man to have a vote
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| Digger | a group who wanted to share out land equally
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| Charles I | a king who wanted to rule as an Absolutist but was stopped and executed by the Parliament
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| William Laud | the Archbishop of Canterbury who introduced High Church reforms
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| John Pym | a leading MP who led a campaign against Charles I in Parliament
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| Oliver Cromwell | a cavalry officer in the New Model Army, His power grew due to the success in the war.
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| the Prayer Book Rebellion in 1637 | a rebellion in Scotland caused by the introduction of a prayer book.
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| trial of Charles I in 1649 | a trial held by Parliamentarians which led to the King's execution
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