English Civil War
The History of the English Civil War
Map of the main battles
Started the English Civil war in 1642.
Parliament
stayed
in......................
England was split into...............sides.
The Trial and Execution of Charles I
Charles I left London in 1642 to find support against Parliament. England
split into two sides: the Cavaliers and the Roundheads. The Cavaliers
supported Charles I and the Roundheads supported Parliament. The
pictures below show some famous Roundheads and Cavaliers.
 Write the names of each soldier under his picture.
Charles I relied on his nephew
Prince............to help lead the Cavalier
army.
Royalists saw Prince Rupert as a …………..
after the Battle of............................
Helped to lead the............................army.
Cromwell
trained
the
New
Model.................to fight the cavaliers
after the battle of .............................. .
 Circle what you think the answer is:
1. What year did the Civil War start? 1542 / 1642 / 1742
2. England was split into how many sides? 1 / 2 / 4
Now read the Civil War story on the right, filling in the missing words.
Missing Words
Naseby x 2 general
London
hero Marston Rupert
Roundhead two
1648
Army
Edgehill
Became the Lord..................of the New
Model Army. Cromwell and Fairfax won
the Battles of ................... Moor
and....................The King was captured
in.................and the Civil War stopped.
Moor : landes
 Explain what the New model Army was.
 What were the Parliament’s charges against Charles I when he was put
on trial in 1649.