England Avoids Absolutism

3. Battle in 1645 that became the deathblow to the Royalist cause.
6. Event in 1688 when James II was removed from power peacefully.
8. English representative body that gained power and challenged the monarchy.
11. Title Oliver Cromwell used while governing England.
12. King who succeeded Elizabeth I and believed in divine right.
13. Return of the Stuart monarchy in 1660.
15. System of government in which power is limited by laws and Parliament.
17. Son of James I who was executed in 1649.
19. Document in 1689 that limited royal power and protected civil liberties.
20. Group of English settlers who fled persecution and sailed to the New World.

1. Parliament’s reorganized military force that defeated the king’s army.
2. First prime minister of England under George I.
4. Protestant ruler of the Netherlands invited to take the English throne in 1688.
5. The belief that kings received authority directly from God.
7. Remaining members of Parliament who tried Charles I after Pride’s Purge.
9. Religious group that opposed many Anglican practices and supported Parliament.
10. of Right Document in 1628 that limited the king’s ability to tax and imprison people unfairly.
14. Puritan military leader who led Parliament’s forces to victory.
16. Nickname for supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War.
18. Law that protected citizens from unlawful imprisonment.