England Civil War

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Across
  1. 1. A ruler with unrestricted authority
  2. 6. Jewelry used, but not personally owned by the royal family.
  3. 8. Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
  4. 11. A follower of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
  5. 13. A document affirming specific rights for English citizens
  6. 14. A royal court where sessions were held in secret
  7. 18. A king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
  8. 19. A fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
  9. 24. Settlement and control of the lands of others for the purpose of extracting resources
  10. 25. The legislative body in England
  11. 27. Wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
  12. 28. To settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
  13. 29. To take goods by force
  14. 31. The Great Charter, which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch
  15. 33. A government that is controlled by the people who live under it
  16. 35. A person given special treatment
  17. 37. When two or more groups in a country fight each other for control of the country
Down
  1. 2. A government where there is no king or queen; power rest with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
  2. 3. A series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in Europe
  3. 4. A form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state, but his or her powers are limited by a constitution
  4. 5. False and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason
  5. 7. The official church in England. headed by the monarch
  6. 9. A literary work in which corruption, foolishness or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
  7. 10. A payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings
  8. 12. An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
  9. 15. The rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination and the right to vote
  10. 16. Born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by law as an heir
  11. 17. A device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
  12. 20. Any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
  13. 21. To give up or renounce
  14. 22. A king or queen
  15. 23. Legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe
  16. 26. Strict laws, often printed on blue paper
  17. 30. A ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
  18. 32. Criminal court sessions
  19. 34. A supporter of Charles I; derived from the French word chevalier, meaning "horseman"
  20. 36. To plunge suddenly under water and out again