England Civil War

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