History 2403E Lecture : English Civil War.doc
22 Mar 2012
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How do the english people go from a love affair with their monarch to executing their monarch. The civil war was essentially a rebellion of the parliament against the crown. Many historians see this as social, political and national tensions being played out in this war. The traditional view that england was destined for greatness it was more complicated. There is nobody in england who wanted to get rid of the king. They did want the king"s power limited he shouldn"t chip away at the rights of the elite: the people did not want the monarch to tax too much. He had gay inclinations he would promote a young noble and that would cost england money. Remember, he thinks he has been appointed by god makes frequent requests for money. Parliament gave him little money they continually drafted up complaints against him. Clashed with parliament more frequently and more intensely than his fatther.
