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13 Cards in this Set
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James I
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Son of Mary Stuart; fervent supporter of royal absolutism. His ideal monarchy was one free of control by Parliament, churchmen, or laws and customs of the past; a monarchy that drew their authority from God, and answered to God alone: divine right.
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Charles I
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The son of James I. He, like his father, was distrusted by Parliament and would even go to war with it. He would later be executed by Cromwell
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Oliver Cromwell
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Became the leader of the Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War. He subdued dissent in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and became the Lord Protector of England--acting as a dictator.
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Long Parliament
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The Parliament that sat for twenty years without new elections (because they had never been summoned).
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Rump Parliament
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What remained of Parliament after Cromwell purged it, leaving Cromwell's supporters
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Roundheads
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Nickname for the parliamentary forces; came from the close haircuts favored by the Puritans.
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New Model Army
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The efficient new army of Parliament
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Commonwealth
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What Cromwell named England after he declared it a republic
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Diggers
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A group that occupied and culitvated common lands, or lands privately owned, in a general repudiation of property.
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Levellers
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A party that appealed to natural rights and the rights of Englishmen; they asked for a enarly universal manhood suffrage, equality of representation, a written constitution, and a subordination of Parliament to a reformed body of voters.
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Quakers
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Founded by George Fox; they went beyond Calvinism and Presbyterianism; they were called the "Society of Friends." They insisted taht all believers could have new revelations of spiritual truth, rejected various social and religious hierarchies, and allowed/encouraged woment to preach at their meetings.
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Lord Protector
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Position created by Cromwell through which he attempted to govern England.
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Restoration
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After Cromwell died and his son was unable to uphold the Protectorate, the royalty was restored with Charles II being made king of England and Scotland.
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