3 Kingdoms: The War Of Three Kingdoms

The Wars of Three Kingdoms War of Three Kingdoms was sparked by many different factors. There were 5 main sparks. Divine Right was the first spark. Divine Right was the belief that the King and Queen were chosen by God. This means that by disagreeing with the King, you are disagreeing with God. Parliament didn't like this idea, especially when the King started to make decisions without them. He was taking away their power. King Charles marrying a Catholic was the second. Since Henrietta Maria was from France, she had a strong Catholic background. Many people were worried that she would influence his decisions and try to convert England away from Protestantism and back to Catholicism. King Charles money problems was the third spark. In England, …show more content…
He was the son of the German prince Fredrick V, Elector Palestine, and Elizabeth Stuart, the eldest daughter of James I of England. This made him the nephew of King Charles I. Rupert's family was at the heart of a network of Protestant Rulers in Europe with his father being the head of the Protestant Union. Early on they lived a very lavish lifestyle. In the beginning of Rupert's life, his father Fredrick had made an alliance with the Protestant Bohemian nobility. He expected support from the Protestant Union in his battle against the Catholic Ferdinand II, but that support never came. The battle was lost and Fredrick and his family were forced to flee court. This gain Fredrick and his wife the names "Winter King and Queen" since the last only that one season in Bohemia. The family fled to The Hague, as the guest of the Prince of Orange. This is where Rupert spent most of his childhood. Here, Rupert received his eduction and was raised as a strict Calvinist. By the age of three, he could fluently speak English, Czech, and French. He also master German at a young age. Through out this time, his family continued to try and regain the Palatinate. Fredrick made allies with England, France, and Sweden in this attempt to regain Palatinate and Bohemia. He also became very close with Swedish King Gustavus. The two however had a disagree and Fredrick decided to move back to The Hague. He came down with a fever along the way and died when …show more content…
With him also came his younger brother Maurice and English and Scottish veterans of the European wars. They all came to fight for King Charles I in English Civil Wars. This was a great opportunity for Rupert to continue his military career. Soon after arrival, Rupert is appointed commander of the King's Calvary. He was the most successful and charismatic of all the Kings generals and this charism proved very inspirational to the Royalist cause. As leader of his Calvary, he lead the soldiers in many successful battles. His first of which was routing a Parliamentarian force at Powick Bridge and then the battle of Edgehill. At Edgehill, Rupert did well, but pursued the fleeing enemy too far do make a decisive victory. Charles also did not approve of the excessive blood shed since both sides are still his subjects and asked that in the future he show mercy. After Edgehill, Royalist Headquarters were set up in Oxford. Rupert suggest an immediate strike on London before the Parliamentarian armies can organize, but Charles denies this ad goes for a slower, more cautious approach. This however allowed the armies to organize and it is said to have lost Charles the war in a single act. After this loss, Rupert did have many more victories. This, made many other commanders see him as arrogant and they were often belligerent. Rupert did not have much patience with what he saw as a lack of professionalism, but his lack of