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This 5-page paper attempts to dispute the idea that war in England wasn't possible in 1640, but broke out two years later. This paper explores the reasons for the English Civil War, and points to the idea that religion and uncertainty over Parliamentarian rule helped drive the war on for more than two decades. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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popularity of King James I. And when James died in 1625 (after thoroughly angering Parliament with his autocratic rules and ways), the English Parliament worked hard to assert its claims
for rulership. This paper contends, however, that the English Civil War was a conflict in the making; one in which the Parliament,
a collection of men who were interested in certain liberties, was up against the Stuart Dynasty of England, a dynasty that believed in the Divine Right of Kings. Furthermore, the
war was likely prolonged because of clashes between the Puritan Parliament and the more Catholic Royalists. Two factors sparked the war and kept it going for decades - religious intolerance
and the actual role of Parliament within the English government. By the time Charles I ascended the throne upon his father James
death in 1625, Parliament was determined to force its claims and rights to rulership (Knox, 2002). Charles, however, much like his father, believed in the Divine Right of Kings, and
believed he could rule without Parliament if its members refused to do as he wished (History on the Net, 2002). In addition,
Charles came to the throne already at a disadvantage. For one thing, he was involved in a marriage with a French princess, which had been arranged by his father (Knox,
2002). She was French - and Catholic - meaning she was despised at once by the thoroughly Protestant Parliament (Knox, 2002). Charles didnt help his cause any by relying increasingly
on French advisors at court (Knox, 2002). Nor did he help his cause by making changes to the Church of England by ordering the churches decorated and a new English
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