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