The English Civil War Royalists The Royalists were strong supporters of the monarchy. Royalists were mainly Roman Catholics‚ Anglicans‚ and members of nobility. They were against the supporters of Parliament‚ consisting principally of Puritans‚ smaller landowners‚ and middle-class town dwellers. Parliamentarians A parliamentarian is a supporter of a “follower” of parliament. They therefore agree with everything the parliament says and supports them in everything they do. They are therefore
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with the Scots over religion on several occasions. The end of Charles’s independent rule came when he attempted to apply the same religious policies in Scotland as he had in England. The Scottish Church had independent traditions; however‚ Charles wanted to impose a uniform church throughout Britain‚ by introducing a new‚ High Anglican‚ version of the English Book of Common Prayer. This did not go well with the Scottish people it eventually led to a riot in Edinburgh. In February 1638 the Scots formulated
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Was religion the cause of the English civil war? Religion was one of the causes of the civil war between crown and Parliament. However‚ the war was also caused over arguments about tax and divine right. The status of the monarchy started to decline under the reign of James I. James was a firm believer in the divine right of Kings. This was a belief that he was appointed by God to rule the country and that God could never do wrong‚ so neither could he. James expected Parliament to do what he
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Why did Charles I rule for 11 years without parliament‚ 1629 – 1640? Charles had no intention of ruling for a definite‚ or an indefinite‚ period without Parliament. Charles declared he had been driven ‘unwillingly out of that course’‚ and he intended to recall Parliament ‘when such as have bred this interruption shall have received their punishment’. Apart from Parliament‚ all the normal institutions of government operated. Indeed‚ Charles lacked the financial‚ military and administrative capacity
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Residents of any of these countries may be called "British." Use "English‚" "Scot" or "Scotsman‚" "Welsh" and "Irish" or "Northern Irish" only when certain of a person’s heritage. While the four countries share many customs‚ each has its own set of cultural nuances. In England‚ politeness‚ reserve‚ and restraint are admired. The English are courteous‚ unassuming and unabrasive and are very proud of their long and rich history. Scots are passionate about their country‚ guarding its uniqueness and refusing
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The Setting of Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide‚ a killing of a king to rise to power‚ and its outcomes. It is Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. It was first published in the Folio of 1623‚ possibly from a prompt book for a specific performance. Shakespeare’s sources for the tragedy are the accounts of King Macbeth of Scotland‚ Macduff‚ and Duncan in Holinshed’s Chronicles (1587)‚ a
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Oliver Cromwell was the second ruler of England after Charles the 1st execution. He did not want to take the title King so he became the Lord Protector. He became a ruler only because of how corrupt the parliament was. He was a very religious man he was a puritan and he thought that everyone should live their lives in his example‚ as a puritan he believed that if you worked hard you would go to heaven and pointless enjoyment was a bad thing. This was the reason for why he shut down a lot of inns
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Criminal Justice System of UK Law of United Kingdom #The United Kingdom has three legal systems. English law‚ which applies in England and Wales‚ and Northern Ireland law‚ which applies in Northern Ireland‚ are based on common-law principles. Scots law‚ which applies in Scotland‚ is a pluralistic system based on civil-law principles‚ with common law elements dating back to the High Middle Ages. The Treaty of Union‚ put into effect by the Acts of Union in 1707‚ guaranteed the continued existence
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of the growth was due to slaves imported or born‚ and secondly‚ the growth made the Colonies have roughly 1/3 of the population of their conquerors‚ setting the stage for the revolutionary war. A Mingling of Races Know: Pennsylvania Dutch‚ Scots-Irish‚ Paxton Boys‚ Regulator Movement 2. What was the significance of large numbers of immigrants from places other than England? * a mingling of the races The Structure of Colonial Society Know: Social Mobility 3. Assess
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This was a little known fact to me and I decided to explore her claim further. Irish Immigration to the United States As early as 1717‚ waves of Scots-Irish immigrants were making their way into North America. By 1790‚ three million of these immigrants called America home. The Scots-Irish‚ also known as Scotch-Irish or Ulster-Scots‚ were Presbyterian Scots who had previously settled in Ulster as a result of Britain’s plan for a Protestant plantation in Ireland.
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