English History Vocabulary

Flashcards for English History Review

Henry VII

Won the War of the Roses and founded the Tudor Dynasty.

Henry VIII

Founded the Church of England and beheaded two of his six wives.

Star Chamber

Used by Henry VII to increase his power through bribery and threats.

Anne of Cleves

One of Henry VIII’s wives who was given the title of the King’s Most Beloved Sister.

Thomas Cranmer

Wrote the Book of Common Prayer, founding the basis of the theology of the Church of England.

Edward Seymour

Lord Protector who lost his power due to wars, bad economy, and abuses toward Catholics.

John Dudley

Arranged for Lady Jane Grey to become queen.

Bloody Mary

Queen Mary I of England, known for ordering the killing of hundreds of Protestants.

Virgin Queen

Queen Elizabeth, called this because she never married.

France

Mary, Queen of Scots was also queen of this for a time.

Religion

The main reason Mary, Queen of Scots was forced from the throne.

England

Kingdom where Mary, Queen of Scots was executed.

James I & VI

The first monarch to rule both England and Scotland.

Guy Fawkes

Attempted to kill the king in the Gunpowder Plot.

Charles I

Beheaded by Parliament, becoming the first European monarch to be killed by his/her own people.

William Laud

Charles I's religious policy and his support of him created religious tensions in England.

John Pym

Led Parliament at the start of the English Civil War.

National Covenant

The crises in Scotland during Charles I's rule led to the signing of this.

Oliver Cromwell

Reformed the Parliamentary Army and led them to many victories and took the title of Lord Protector.

John Pym

Led Parliamentary forces against the king at the start of the English Civil War and was a Moderate/Presbyterian.

Thomas Pride

Purged Parliament of Moderates by not allowing them to enter, leading to the king being found guilty of treason and sentenced to execution.

George Monck

Overthrew the Commonwealth with his Scottish army and turned over power to Parliament.

Short Parliament

The first Parliament raised during the English Civil War.

Barebones Parliament

Parliament made up of 140 MPs handpicked by the Lord Protector.

Rump Parliament

Parliament made up of the radical members after the Purge of Parliament during the English Civil War.

Long Parliament

The last Parliament raised during the English Civil War and rebelled against the king.

Charles II

Restored the Monarchy to England after the Commonwealth experiment.

James II & VII

Openly Catholic and forced to abdicate the throne during the Glorious Revolution.

Duke of Monmouth

The first to rebel against James II’s rule.

Boyne

James II was defeated at the Battle of ____ and fled to France, never to return to Ireland or Britain.

William & Mary

Were invited to Britain by The Immortal Seven.

Clarendon Code

Sought to Persecute Puritans.