Until Luthers revolt in 1517, England had been religiously boded, now

it was split up into two groups, Catholics and Protestants. The religious split
would become the backdrop in which Englands Civil War played out over a
century later. Each fighting for religious supremacy, England found itself in a
constant change between the Catholic and Protestant beliefs. Over one
hundred years later England is still split up between the two separate beliefs;
their king is Charles the 1st.
King Charles was the youngest son of King James I, and like his father,
Charles believed in the Divine Right of Kings (the belief that kings could do
whatever they pleased). He choose to rule without the help of Parliament
when they disagreed with him, rather selecting Arch Bishop William Laud as
his main political advisor. Both King Charles and William Laud believed in a
sacramental version of the Church of England, called High Anglican. Charles
wanted to input these beliefs throughout his kingdom. In the summer of
1637 King Charles introduced the High Anglican Book of Common Prayer into
the Church of Scotland. This was met with violent rebellions throughout
Scotland. Shortly after, King Charles I had to remove his prayer book, and
attend a meeting with the Church of Scotland. During this meeting they
discussed issues such as the rejected prayer book and even went as far as
saying that the king was an unlawful ruler. Charles would not stand for such
claims and ordered that they must be taken back. The Church of Scotland
refused, and both sides began to raise armies

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Charles I said that the Scotts were rebels, proclaiming that they ought
to be crushed. However, without the funds to create this army, he was forced
to ask the parliament for the money needed. The Parliament refused the
offer, many of whom sympathized with the Scots. Charles was furious at this
decision and for the seconded time as king dismissed the parliaments
completely. King Charles went on to fight the Scots only to be humiliated,
signing a treaty before any fighting broke out. This tension between King and
parliament grew ever more for the next year or so.
In 1641 a seconded rebellion broke out this time in Ireland. Once again
Charles went to the Parliament, fully expecting to receive the fund necessary
to fight a war. Nevertheless, the parliament, once again refused to give the
king the money, instead received a document outlining eleven years of
suspected religious and political abuse. In furry Charles tried to arrest his
Parliament opponents, but failed embarrassedly. The stage was set for war,
war between King and Parliament.

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