Charles I and the Puritan Revolution (1625–1649)

Charles I came to the throne in 1625 during a time of __ over religion and monarchy power.

Deep division

Charles I believed in the __, the concept that monarchs ruled under God and were accountable only to Him.

divine right of kings

Charles's marriage to the French Catholic princess __ made English Protestants suspicious of his loyalty.

Henrietta Maria

The Archbishop __ promoted Anglican rituals that many saw as attempts to return England to Catholicism.

William Laud

When Parliament resisted him, Charles __ Parliament and ruled alone for eleven years.

dissolved

The period from 1629 to 1640, when Charles ruled without Parliament, is known as the __.

Personal Rule

Charles raised funds through forced loans and unpopular taxes such as __.

ship money

The attempt to impose the Anglican prayer book on Scotland in 1637 led to the __.

Bishops’ Wars

The convened Parliament in 1640 that sought to limit Charles’s power was called the __.

Long Parliament

Supporters of the king during the English Civil War were known as __ or Cavaliers.

Royalists

Supporters of Parliament were called __, led by Oliver Cromwell.

Roundheads

The English Civil War lasted from to .

1642; 1649

Charles I was captured, tried for treason, and executed in __, challenging the concept of absolute monarchy.

1649

The Puritan Revolution marked the rise of __ power in England.

parliamentary