World history/WHME101/Absolutism/The English Civil War

Reading

Read the following lecture about the English Civil War. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• How was the power of the throne contested during this period?

• How did parliament limit the power of royalty?

• What was the role of Oliver Cromwell in the Puritan Revolt?

Steven Kreis, 'The English Civil War', The History Guide: Lectures on Early Modern European History, 2002.