Starter quiz
- What does the word monarch refer to?
- leader
- king or queen ✓
- president
- prime minister
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- True or false? England has only had a monarchy since the Norman Conquest.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of the following words best describes a challenge to the power of a monarch by their own subjects?
- election
- invasion
- rebellion ✓
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- What is the name of the group of politicians who supported English monarchs in making laws and taxes?
- clergy
- council
- nobility
- Parliament ✓
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- Write the missing word. During the Reformation, England went from being a __________ country to being a Protestant country.
- 'Catholic' ✓
Which group would be represented at the top of a social pyramid of feudal society? The top of the social pyramid is represented by row 1 in the image.- barons
- knights
- monarch ✓
- peasants
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Exit quiz
- Who was the English monarch when the English Civil War broke out?
- Mary I
- Elizabeth I
- James I
- Charles I ✓
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- Match the key words with their correct definitions.
- divine⇔related to God ✓
- remonstrance⇔a very critical protest ✓
- Papist⇔insulting word used to refer to Catholics ✓
- Parliament⇔group who vote on laws and taxes ✓
- According to the Divine Right of Kings, a monarch was appointed by _______ and didn't have to answer to their subjects.
- 'God' ✓
- What did Parliament ask for in the Grand Remonstrance in 1641?
- Charles I to step down.
- Charles I to execute all Catholics.
- Charles I to give Parliament more power. ✓
- Charles I to start another period of Personal Rule.
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- Identify an example of a political issue that Parliament had with Charles I.
- Charles I married a Catholic queen, Henrietta Maria.
- Charles I ruled without Parliament for 11 years. ✓
- Charles increased taxes such as Ship Money.
- Charles' Church reforms re-introduced some Catholic practices.
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- Identify an example of a religious issue Parliament had with Charles I.
- Charles increased taxes such as Ship Money.
- Charles would not remove unpopular advisors, such as the Earl of Strafford.
- Charles stormed into Parliament to arrest five MPs in 1642.
- Charles reintroduced some Catholic practices into worship. ✓
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Key learning points
- Charles I believed in the Divine Right of Kings
- Parliament was angered by Charles I's religious, financial and political policies
- Parliament produced the Grand Remonstrance in 1641 to convey its many complaints to Charles I
- The Grand Remonstrance was published as a pamphlet to help Parliament put pressure on the king to make changes
Common misconception
Parliament in the 17th century was similarly superior to the monarch as it is today
Parliament was there to assist the monarch but they could rule without it and did not consider it an equal to themselves
Keywords
Divine - if something is divine it is connected to God
Parliament - Parliament is made up of politicians who vote on laws and taxes
Remonstrance - a remonstrance is a very critical protest
Pamphlet - pamphlets are small booklets offering information or arguments about a specific topic
Papist - Papist was an insulting word used to refer to Catholics
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