2. Vocabulary
Part 1
• Treason
• Restoration
• Persecution
• Parliament
Part 2
• Gentry
• Divine Right of Kings
• Dissenter
• Democracy
Part 3
• Coronation
• Bubonic plague
• Aristocrat
3. Questions #1-3
What were the names given to the two sides in the English Civil War?
Roundheads and Cavaliers
What was the religion of Mary I?
Catholic
Who became King of England after Charles II and why?
James II. He was Charles II’s brother and he became king because Charles II and
his wife did not have any children.
4. Questions #4-8
What nickname did Oliver Cromwell earn from the people of England?
Lord and Protector
How is Charles I related to Charles II and James II?
He was their father and they were his sons.
What was the military government led by Cromwell nicknamed?
Sword Rule
Where was William of Orange from?
Holland
What major document was the first that passed through Parliament when William III and Mary II became
king and queen of England?
The Bill of Rights (English version not the US version)
5. Memorize these kings and queens in the order listed
below, which is the order in which they held the
throne of England
Queen Mary I
Queen Elizabeth I
James I
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell’s son (Richard)
Charles II
James II
William III
6. Essay Question #1
How was Queen Elizabeth I different than Queen Mary I on the throne?
Queen Elizabeth was Protestant and Mary was Catholic
Queen Elizabeth was kind while Mary was strict and brutal
Mary had a bad nicknames (bloody Mary) while Elizabeth had good nicknames
(Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess, and Gloriana).
Elizabeth allowed for freedom of religions while Mary forced everyone to be
Catholic.
Elizabeth knew that she needed the support of her people and Mary did not.
7. Essay Question #2
What happened during the English Civil War (Why it started, how it ended, who was
involved, etc.)?
Started: King and Parliament in disagreement.
Parliament believed that Charles I made bad decisions.
Charles I married a catholic and made the Scots use the Book of Common Prayer
Ended: Parliament won, Charles was executed, Cromwell became the ruler
8. Essay Question #3
How did the monarchy change when King William III and Queen Mary II took the
throne?
Two people ruled as equals
Parliament was over the King and Queen in power
King and Queen decided to follow Parliament
The Bill of Rights was made
The Glorious Revolution was fought without a battle
9. Essay Question #4
Who was the Lord Protector and what was he like? You need to include his background growing up, what
was his personality was like, and how he became the ruler of England
Oliver Cromwell
Disciplined
Born in 1599
Short with a large nose
Led the Roundheads
He was part of the Gentry
Led the Puritans to victory
He was a great military leader, but he was a poor political leader of England
He ruled with “Sword Rule”
His son was Richard Cromwell
He died in 1658
10. Essay Question #5
What Changes occurred in England during the 17th Century?
Religion changed (Move from only Catholicism, to the addition of Protestantism and
the Church of England)
First Queen and King sharing power
Bill of Rights passed by Parliament
King was executed
Movement towards Democracy
Great Fire of England
Plague comes to England
Civil War
They had a ruler that was NOT blood-related to the monarchy
There was a Glorious Revolution (no battles because of the Immortal Seven)
King’s and Queen’s power was decreased
