England Civil War

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