limited monarchy in england

• who was king john’s brother?

  richard the lionhearted
• why did john become king?

  his brother was kidnapped and died while hunting
• what did king john do to nobles?

  place heavy taxes
• what was one thing king john do that made his subjects dislike him?

  lose normandy to france
• what was king john nickname?

  king johnny soft sword
• what did nobles force king john to sign?

  magna carta
• what does magna carta mean?

  great charter
• what did the magna carta do?

  limit the power of monarchy in england
• what was #1 of the democratic concepts of the magna carta?

  no taxation without representation
• what was #2 of the democratic concepts of the magna carta?

  due process of law
• what was #3 of the democratic concepts of the magna carta?

  no one is above the law
• who are members in the house of lords?

  high ranking clergy, monarch and greater noble
• who are members of the house of commons?

  lesser nobles, townspeople, prime minister
• how does one get into the house of lords?

  it is a inherited role
• how does one get into the house of commons?

  they are elected
• who has more power today the house of lords or the house of commons?

  house of commons/parliament
• what are the monarch’s powers?

  make laws, conduct foreign policy, summon and dismiss parliament
• what are parliaments powers?

  approve new taxes, pass laws, advise monarchs
• who enjoyed tranquil reign when they worked with parliement?

  elizabeth l and henry vlll
• who was james l?

  king of england from 1603-1625
• where was james l an absolute monarch?

  scottland
• what did james l believe in?

  divine right of kings
• what were james l quarrels with parliament?

  foreign policy, money, religion
• what did james l do to puritans?


  persecuted them
• when was charles l reign?

  1625-1649
• why did charles l summon parliament in 1628?

  he needed money
• what did parliament force charles l to sign?

  petition of right which limited his power
• what kind of rule did charles l have?

  personal reign
• what did charles l do to parliament after he got his money?

  dismissed them and didn’t meet for 11 years
• what did charles l do that made him unfavored?

  did what ever he wanted and ruled unfairly
• why did scotland invade england in 1640?

  charles l tried to impose an anglican church in scotland
• why did charles l summon parliament once again?

  scotland invaded england
• what did charles l try to do to parliament?

  storm it and arrest 5 members
• what did charles l say when he tried to arrest the members of parliament?

  i see the birds have flown
• who was involved in the english civil war?

  parliament and the kings supporters
• who was oliver cromwell?

  puritan who organized and led the new model army to victory
• what was the turning point in the english civil war?

  battle of naseby
• what happened to king charles l after he lost the english civil war?

  captured and sentenced to death by public execution
• what happened to england after the english civil war?

  it became a republic
• what did oliver cromwell become in 1653?

  military dictator in england