Test Your Knowledge of the English Civil War: Take This Quiz and See How You Stack Up!
Who led the Scots army against the Parliamentarians in the Battle of Dunbar in 1650?
Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll
Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven
David Leslie, Lord Newark
George Gordon, Marquis of Huntly
What was the name of the series of battles fought in 1643 that ended in a victory for the Parliamentarians?
Battles of Tewkesbury
Battles of Worcester
Battles of Edgehill
Battles of Marston Moor
Who commanded the Parliamentary cavalry during the Battle of Naseby in 1645?
Thomas Fairfax
Oliver Cromwell
Philip Skippon
Sir William Waller
How long did the English Civil War last?
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
What was the name of the siege of York during the English Civil War?
Siege of Bristol
Siege of Exeter
Siege of Colchester
Siege of York
What was the name of the Scottish invasion force that supported the Royalists during the war?
Covenanters
Highlanders
Jacobites
Engagers
Who was the founder of the New Model Army?
Thomas Fairfax
Oliver Cromwell
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Prince Rupert
What was the nickname given to the supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War?
Puritans
Levellers
Cavaliers
Roundheads
What was the name of the document issued by the Rump Parliament in 1653 that declared England a republic?
Instrument of Government
Humble Petition
Declaration of Abolition
Putney Debates
Who led the Parliamentary army during the second phase of the war?
Oliver Cromwell
Prince Rupert
Thomas Fairfax
King Charles I
What was the name of the agreement signed in 1647 that allowed Charles I to rule as a constitutional monarch?
Treaty of Dover
Agreement of Oxford
Covenant of London
Solemn League and Covenant
What was the name of the group of moderates who attempted to negotiate between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians?
Levellers
Cavaliers
Presbyterians
Diggers
Who proposed the Grand Remonstrance to Parliament in 1641?
Archbishop Laud
King Charles I
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
Oliver Cromwell
What was the name of the Act passed by Parliament in 1649 that abolished the monarchy?
Act of Union
Act of Supremacy
Declaration of Rights
Act of Settlement
Who was crowned King of England following the execution of Charles I?
Edward VI
James II
Richard III
Charles II
What was the name of the major battle fought at Marston Moor in 1644?
Battle of Edgehill
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Preston
Battle of Marston Moor
Who was the commander of the New Model Army?
Lord Essex
Prince Rupert
King Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
What type of government did the Roundheads want to implement after winning the war?
Monarchy
Republic
Oligarchy
Democracy
Which Parliamentarian leader famously said “I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for and loves what he knows than that which you call a gentleman and is nothing else”?
Sir Thomas Fairfax
Oliver Cromwell
Prince Rupert
King Charles I
Who wrote the book “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company” about the English Civil War?
William Dalrymple
Christopher Hibbert
Hilary Mantel
John Prebble
How many sides were there in the English Civil War?
Two
Three
Four
Five
When did the first battle of the English Civil War take place?
1642
1644
1645
1648
Who led the Royalist forces during the English Civil War?
Oliver Cromwell
Charles I
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Thomas Fairfax
What was the main cause of the English Civil War?
Religion
Economic hardship
Political differences
Social unrest
What was the name of the treaty signed in 1660 that restored the monarchy in England?
Treaty of Westminster
Treaty of Berwick
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Restoration
Who was the leader of the Levellers movement during the English Civil War?
John Lilburne
Hugh Peter
Lawrence Clarkson
Gerrard Winstanley
What was the name of the final battle of the English Civil War?
Battle of Worcester
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Stow on the Wold
Where was King Charles I executed?
Whitehall Palace
Tower of London
Windsor Castle
Banqueting House
What happened to the remains of Charles I after his death?
Buried in Westminster Abbey
Displayed in public
Destroyed
Taken to Scotland
Who succeeded Charles II as king of England?
James VII
James II
William III
Charles III
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