HIS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: English Civil War, Papist, Puritans
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Social groups who supported the king vs those who supported the opposition. Royalists supported the king: catholics who liked the transition from protestantism to catholicism, nobles and gentry, half of parliament. Political moderates: saw pros and cons of both sides. Side changers: switched between sides often many times, common and military, common would fear for future of their estates, officers wanted to secure promotions, soldiers wanted more regular pay. Religion: major cause of the english civil war. A europe wide conflict: traditionalists sided with the king, puritans sided with parliamentarians. Military: many joined the army and were willing to fight for pay, parliamentarians. Support of navy under the command of earl of warwick who was a puritan in the house of lords: royalists. Geography: certai(cid:374) allegia(cid:374)(cid:272)es to i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals" (cid:272)ou(cid:374)ties, king charles headquarters in oxford and parliament controlled london. Also controlled many industrial centers and ports. Typically agricultural areas supported the king while pasture based areas.
