History: Power and the People - English civil war

political causes

• he didnt listen to parliament because of the divine right of kings

• closed parliament for 11 years

• he had to call parliament back to raise taxes so he could pay for wars

economic causes

• he introduced ship tax and forced everyone to pay to fund his lavish lifestyle

• he asked parliament to increase taxes to afford wars

• parliament refused to increase taxes

religious causes

• his wife henrietta maria was catholic

• people believed the new prayer book had catholic influence

• he begins to change decorations in the church

how long did the civil war last for

7 years

what were the 2 main battles of the english civil war

• battle of edgehill

• battle of naseby

what was the main outcome of it

the new model army which was the first fully professional army

what was different about the new model army

people only got promoted after they deserved it not because of family or status or money

how was it significant in the short term

• loss of the monarchy - he was executed and cromwell took over

• traditional church structures were removed and stricter rules put in place

• temporary abolition of the monarchy

long term significance

• shift towards a constitutional monarchy - where the power was limited by laws and parliament

• parliament had more power

• religion was now a choice - the state didnt choose one for everyone to follow