en CR English Civil War 30 Thirty year war : a series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in Europe Monarch : a king or queen Colonization : settlement and control of the land of others for the purpose of extracting resources Spanish Armada : a fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England Feudalism : legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe Protestant : any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church Church of England : the official church in England, headed by the monarch Tithe : a payment of one-tenth of a persons earnings Calvinist : a follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation Parliament : the legislative body in England Duck : to plunge suddenly under water and out again Democracy : a government that is controlled by the people who live under it Civil rights : the rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination, and the right to vote Magna Carta : the Great Charter, which guranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch Absolute monarch : a king, queen, emperor, or emperor, or empress with unlimited power Favourite : a person given special treatment Compromise : to settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand tyrant : a ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly Extravagance : careless and lavish spending, wastefulness Civil war : when two or more groups in a groups in a country fight each other for control of that country seditious libel : false and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason satire : a literary work in which corruption, foolishness, or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt Pillory : a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn Court of Star Chamber : a royal court where sessions were held in secret Petition of Right : a document affirming specific rights for English citizens Crown Jewels : jewellery used but not personality owned by the royal family Cavalier : a supporter of Charles I ; derrived from the French word chevalier , meaning "horseman" Plunder : to take goods by force Baggage train : wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army republic : a government where there is no queen or King ; power rests with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders dictator : a ruler with unrestricted authority blue laws : strict laws, often printed on blue paper Test act : an art forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions illegitimate : born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by the law as an heir assizes : criminal court sessions abdicate : to give up or renounce constitutional monarchy : a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state, but his or her powers are limited by a constitution

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Across:

1.	the official church in England, headed by the monarch
2.	a ruler with unrestricted authority
4.	a government that is controlled by the people who live under it
8.	a payment of one-tenth of a persons earnings
9.	a ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
10.	to give up or renounce
13.	a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
15.	a document affirming specific rights for English citizens
18.	to take goods by force

19.	careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
22.	strict laws, often printed on blue paper
24.	a royal court where sessions were held in secret
25.	settlement and control of the land of others for the purpose of extracting resources
26.	a literary work in which corruption, foolishness, or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
27.	a follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
28.	criminal court sessions
29.	born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by the law as an heir

Down:

1.	to settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
3.	a king, queen, emperor, or emperor, or empress with unlimited power
5.	the rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination, and the right to vote
6.	a government where there is no queen or King ; power rests with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
7.	a fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
11.	when two or more groups in a groups in a country fight each other for control of that country
12.	an art forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions

14.	a king or queen
16.	a person given special treatment
17.	wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
20.	to plunge suddenly under water and out again
21.	jewellery used but not personality owned by the royal family
23.	legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe

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Across:

1.	the official church in England, headed by the monarch
2.	a ruler with unrestricted authority
4.	a government that is controlled by the people who live under it
8.	a payment of one-tenth of a persons earnings
9.	a ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
10.	to give up or renounce
13.	a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
15.	a document affirming specific rights for English citizens
18.	to take goods by force

19.	careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
22.	strict laws, often printed on blue paper
24.	a royal court where sessions were held in secret
25.	settlement and control of the land of others for the purpose of extracting resources
26.	a literary work in which corruption, foolishness, or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
27.	a follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
28.	criminal court sessions
29.	born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by the law as an heir

Down:

1.	to settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
3.	a king, queen, emperor, or emperor, or empress with unlimited power
5.	the rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination, and the right to vote
6.	a government where there is no queen or King ; power rests with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
7.	a fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
11.	when two or more groups in a groups in a country fight each other for control of that country
12.	an art forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions

14.	a king or queen
16.	a person given special treatment
17.	wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
20.	to plunge suddenly under water and out again
21.	jewellery used but not personality owned by the royal family
23.	legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe