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English Civil War
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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
English Civil War
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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English Civil War
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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