Three Different Outbreaks: The English Civil War

Beginning in 1642, The English Civil War, as known as the Great Rebellion, was made up of three different outbreaks. The Great Rebellion consisted of King Charles I going to battle with Parliament. Battle began as the outcome of a fray over the power of the rights of Parliament and rule of the Crown (“English Civil Wars” 1). Throughout the early stages of war, the people of Parliament were set on seeing Charles I as king, but widened powers for Parliament. Setting the tone, the Royalists started winning victories in the premier phases of the English Civil War, but the Parliamentarians, people of Parliament, conclusively successed. As the war progressed through to 1652, King Charles I was executed, and Charles II was called to the crown
James I was known for a petrous relation with Parliament and was very fond of an extravagant lifestyle, which would include money and power (Salgado 2). Charles I, like his father, would refuse to let Parliament meet. For a period of eleven years, called the Eleven Years Tyranny, Parliament members had been locked out of the doors of Westminster (“Causes of the English”). The Court of Star Chamber helped Charles I rule. To meet the rapacious requirements of Charles’s lifestyle, the court would heavily tax and fine the people of the kingdom. Wealthy men were influenced by the Court of Star Chambers to buy expensive noble titles. If not bought, Charles would require them to pay dues the same amount of money the title cost, anyway. Adding to the different fees, Charles ordered everyone in the country to pay Ship Money. Ship money was money paid by nearby villages and coastal towns for supplies and goods for the navy (“Causes of the Civil” 2). His logic behind this tax was that everyone, especially the coastal towns, benefited from the navy and they provided protection for the country. In the end, the population of England become fed up with all the taxing, but the people of England were not the only ones effected by Charles I poor ruling
Life under Cromwell’s rule was grim for his supporters and the English population. Strict Puritan religious rule was forced upon the people of England. He even made theaters and sporting events illegal to attend, taking away some of the people's favorite pass times. Cromwell also declared England as a “republic”, but his actions showed a dictatorship ( Salgado 3). England changing from an absolute monarchy under the rule of Charles I to a “republic” with little power under the rule of Oliver Cromwell, shook the British foundation and lead the English people to crave a new king. In 1658, Cromwell finally died and the people could certainly get the new king they have been waiting for. The Restoration was when Charles II, son of Charles I, came to the throne in 1660 (“Civil War” 3). Charles II was nicknamed “Merry Monarch” for the reason of nullifying many Puritan rules and regulations formed by Oliver