History
My version of the English Civil War
Featuring King Charles
Pg 2 Summary Title : Explain how money contributed to the outbreak of the ECW
So basically , Charles introduced taxes like ship tax . And the people that time are poor and angry that they have to pay more taxes.
Charles used the taxes money that the people paid to buy things for his wife ( Catholic queen ) .
Charles needed money , so he changed the prayer book . This led to Scotland invading them because they did not want the new prayer book . This led to King Charles needing money for the war and to shush them away .
The parliament constantly feels that Charles only goes to them when he needs money . The parliament thinks that they also should have an equal share in decision making . King Charles closed down the parliament when they refused to help him .
Parliament : Essential for decision making and making laws
Pg 3 Summary Title : Explain how religion contributed to the outbreak of the ECW
Most of the people are Protestant ( A religion , Christianity ) .
Most people in Parliament are Puritan ( Strict Protestants ) . Puritans is a group of strict Protestants who wanted to make the Church of England more pure by getting rid of practices they believed were too similar to Catholicism (Another religion I think )
Charles has married a Catholic ( Is a Christian who is part of the Roman Catholic tradition. )
He changed the prayer book
Tried to allow Catholics to worship as they wished. It means trying to give Catholics the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted, without interference or restrictions.
Secretly being afraid about raising children as Catholics . Maybe due to the fear of punishment .
A very long struggle between the Catholics and the Protestant .
Pg 4 Summary Title : Explain how power contributed to the outbreak of the ECW
Charles believed in Divine Right ( Chosen by god so nobody should disagree with him or tell him what he should do , if they do it , it will be like disagreeing with God . )
Parliament believed that the king’s job was to serve the country . And therefore the parliament should make the majority of decisions instead of the king ( Charles ) .
Charles was too proud / arrogant so he won’t listen to other people .
He tried to arrest the members of the parliament .
Quiz timeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pg 5
What do you think was the most important cause of the civil war ?
I think power was the most important cause of the Civil war . This is because Charles believed in Divine right ( which means chosen by god ) . This led to the reason why he won’t listen to anyone, especially the parliament . This angered the parliament because the parliament thought that the king should be serving the country while the parliament did the decision making . Instead , Charles only went to the parliament when he needed money . And the worst part is that if the parliament refuses to do what he says , he will close down the parliament . So the cause of the war is mainly power , just because he is the king , so everyone is ordered to obey the king.
Pg 6 Summary Title : Give reasons to explain why parliament won the English Civil War
The parliament won mainly for its leadership skills , military defense , weapons , money , and support .
The parliament controlled the rich areas , more money for resources . It gained access to food and to pay soldiers . The conclusion is that more money could afford a longer war .
Oliver Cromwell ( A parliamentary general ) . Because of his intelligence tactics, he rarely made any mistakes throughout the war . He made sure that the soldiers were disciplined and obeyed his orders no matter what .
Royalists ( people who support King Charles ) wore fancy clothes to the battle . But the parliamentarians focused more on protection so they wore armour . Another reason is that the parliamentarians are more united together than the royalists.
King Charles made one careless mistake . The mistake is that he asked the Catholic Irish to help him fight in the war . This upset many people because most of them disliked the Catholics . As a result more people sided with the parliament instead of the king .
A new model army . Parliamentarian soldiers were effectively trained , more efficient , disciplined and well equipped with weapons . The leaders were promoted based on their ability not position in society .
Pg 7 Summary
The Royalist and the Parliamentary armies used similar tactics and weapons during the ECW .
Before the battle begins , the armies will line up in a neat line .
In the center , there would be the infantry ( soldier who fight on foot ) brigades ( a large group of soldiers ) of musketeers ( soldiers holding a firearm ) (It is just a large group of soldier who are fighting on foot that are equipped with a firearm)
Back to the thing , infantry brigades of musketeers and pikemen ( a men with long knives )
Infantry brigades of musketeer Pikemen Cavalry
On each side of the infantry , were the cavalry (soldier on horse) ( Cavalry is to protect the infantry )
The right wing would be led by the lieutenant general (one of the highest positions)
The left wing would be led by the commissary general (similar to the lieutenant general)
The heavy artillery (expensive army car) was stationed at the very end where it could fire over their heads of the infantry (soldiers who fight on foot)
Smaller cannons , that fired nails and scrap iron kept in canvas bags , are positioned in front of the infantry .
Pg 8 Summary
Most soldiers were provided with armour that covered their chest and backs
Armour was expensive at that time .
Sometimes , some members of the infantry were forced to wear leather tunics instead
Although the leather tunics was completely insufficient against gunfire , these tunics did provide some decent protection against swords.
The pikeman carried piked that were very long
When the enemy obeyed the cavalry to charge , the musketeers will find a place behind and between the pikemen .
During the cavalry charge , the pikemen will aimed their pikes at the chest of the incoming horses
Musketeers carry a matchlock (type of gun).
Although the matchlock was not very accurate , it could kill a man from 300 yards away
Because of the medical team at that time , any shot wound would result in the soldier dying.
Pg 9 Summary
The main disadvantage of the matchlock was the time it took to reload after every shot .
To solve this issue , the musketeers in the front line will fire their matchlocks
After firing , instead of standing there reloading , they will move to the back of the formation to reload .
Then , the next row of musketeers will come to the front line and fire the matchlock
The process will now be repeated over and over
Another strategy is the musketeers in the first line will be kneeling
The second line will be squatting
The third line will be standing
The three lines of musketeers will all fired the same time
After firing , all three lines will move back and will be replaced by the next upcoming three lines of musketeers
Then the process will be repeated again
Pg 10 Summary
The cavalry soldiers was armed with a short barreled musket or a flint locked carbine ( both firearms , but are smaller and easier to handle while on a horse )
They also carry a sword for close combat
For the initial charge , the cavalry will advanced in a quick trot ( moderate speed ) towards the enemy , they will stop when they are within firing range
The cavalry in the front line will fired their guns towards the enemy
After firing , instead of reloading there , they will turn their horse and move back or to the side
For the second charge , after the soldier regroup , they will go at full gallop ( maximum speed )
Instead of relying on their firearms , they use swords for hand to hand combat , aiming to break through the enemy lines of force.
In the civil war , the starting move usually involved the cavalry .
At the beginning of the battle , the cavalry from both sides were sent to the front to scared the opposing cavalry away
Their goal was to fight and force the opposing cavalry to go away
The main purpose for that is to gain control of the war
Once the opposing cavalry went away , the victorious cavalry could turn their attention to the enemy infantry
Pg 11 summary
Describe the dangers faced by the musketeer on the battlefield during the ECW
Answer : The main danger to the musketeers was the cavalry . This is because the musketeers were very at risk if the cavalry charged straight at him . As it took time to reload the gun , the musketeers were particularly unsafe after he had fired his shot . If is possible , the musketeers will hind behind and between the pikemen during a cavalry attack