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Revolution in England:

Revolution in England:. The English Civil War. What is the English Civil War a response to?. The English Civil War. Begins in 1642 after Charles dismisses Parliament’s “Nineteen Propositions” and brings troops into the House of Commons

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Revolution in England:

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  1. Revolution in England: The English Civil War

  2. What is the English Civil War a response to?

  3. The English Civil War • Begins in 1642 after Charles dismisses Parliament’s “Nineteen Propositions” and brings troops into the House of Commons • Cavaliers (Royalists) vs. Roundheads (Puritans and Parliament) • Puritans favored Roundheads • Roundheads were helped by Scots (Presbyterians) • Oliver Cromwell- Roundhead General • Roundhead troops were well trained and disciplined

  4. Outcomes of the English Civil War • Roundheads win several important battles and defeat the King in 1645 • Charles I beheaded in 1649 Delaroche- Cromwell lifting the Coffin-lid and looking at the Body of Charles

  5. Oliver Cromwell • Cromwell declared England to be a commonwealth • Dissolved parliament and established a protectorate • Saw himself as “God’s agent.”Sound familiar? • Called himself Lord Protector • Religious toleration • Ruled with an “iron fist” • Died in 1658 and his son Richard took over for less than one year Monument to Oliver Cromwell Bronze Houses of Parliament, London

  6. Why doesn’t the Commonwealth last?

  7. “Oliver Cromwell: A Farseeing, Fascinating Failure” • Explain the difference between government by the people and government for the people. How can we relate this to Cromwell? • What role did Puritanism play in Cromwell’s commonwealth? • What “good” can we attribute to Cromwell? / What are his legacies? • Is there anything ironic about Cromwell’s rule as Lord Protector? • According to Firth, was Cromwell entirely a success or a failure? In what ways?

  8. Monarchy Restored • Meanwhile…somewhere on the European continent…Charles II was wandering around after narrowly escaping capture and execution in England • A new, mostly Anglican Parliament was elected in 1660 and invited Charles II back from exile

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