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Causes Of The English Revolution

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The English Revolution of 1642-51 could be considered a feud between King Charles I and the English Parliament. Before the revolution the English Civil War, Parliament and King Charles did not trust each other. The result of this distrust, caused many problems. “King Charles was arrogant, conceited and a strong believer in the divine rights of kings”(Trueman). King Charles started making decisions without Parliament, they were not happy. “This ideology was opposed by those who believed there should be a limit to Royal authority; that the people and their representatives, that is Parliament should have more say in how the nation was governed”(Causes of the Civil War). King charles and the Parliament had problems with church and religion. …show more content…

The cost of running the Royal household of Charles I was similarly expensive.”(Causes of the Civil War). King Charles had to ask for permission from Parliament to get money. “Parliament had only granted the King tonnage and poundage (income from customs duties) for a single year, rather than for life as was customary. This meant that Charles would be forced to call Parliament again to grant further taxes”(Causes of the Civil War). Parliament would refuse to grant King Charles funds for war. “In 1642, the bitter struggle between king and Parliament for supremacy led to the outbreak of the first English civil war”(King Charles I executed for treason). During The war Oliver Cromwell lead the Parliament and King Charles lead the Royalist. Oliver Cromwell had won to important victories over King Charles royalist. “As a leader of the New Model Army in the second English civil war, Cromwell helped repeal the Royalist invasion of Scotland, and in 1646 Charles surrendered to a Scottish army”(King Charles I executed for treason). After King Charles surrendered, he appeared in court in 1648 where his fate was sealed. “In 1648, Charles was forced to appear before a high court controlled by his enemies, where he was convicted of treason and sentenced to death”(King Charles I executed for treason). King Charles was executed on January 30, 1649. After King Charles execution, Oliver Cromwell took over. “The monarchy was abolished, and

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