ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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The following characteristics describe which group of people involved in the English Civil War:a) Supporters of the king;b) Wore expensive clothing, feathers in their hats, silk coats;c) Long flowing hair, mustaches and beards;d) Catholics;e) Upper class; aristocracy/gentry;f) Lacked military discipline and often partied and drank on the night before battle
A
Roundheads
B
Cavaliers
C
Boyars
D
New Model Army
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Key Facts. The English Civil Wars comprised three wars, which were fought between Charles I and Parliament between 1642 and 1651. The wars were part of a wider conflict involving Wales, Scotland and Ireland, known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the English Civil War (1662-1651), the Royalists championed the divine right of the monarch to govern England and fought against the opposing Parliamentarians. They had a deep-seated loyalty to the monarch and to the protection of King Charles I.

Detailed explanation-3: -The English Civil Wars were a devastating series of conflicts fought in the middle of the 17th century. They centred around a titanic struggle for power between King Charles I and Parliament, with battle lines drawn over deep-seated and complex divisions in politics, religion and economic policy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charles I’s unshakeable belief in the divine right of kings to rule. Parliament’s desire to curb the powers of the king. Charles I’s need for money to fund his court and wars. More items •04-Feb-2022

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