The quest for political stability, 1625 - 1688. - Flashcards in A Level and IB History

1. A process whereby Government advisers and officers could be accused of crimes by the House of Commons and put on trial.; was a method used to bring, 'evil counsellors' to justice and was open to manipulation. (11)
5. The Cabal Ministry refers to a senior group of privy councillors under Charles II, active from approximately 1668 to 1674. Power was shared by this group rather than a single royal favourite, as had been the case under Charles I and James I. (5)
6. A type of court where the powers of the soverign are excercised, often by judges nominated by the monarch. (11)
7. A follower of a Dutch theologian who rejected the Calvanist notion of predestination, free will and can have influence over whether they enter hell or heaven; assiociated with 'high church' practices. (8)
8. The name given to the Government of England from the abolition of the monarchy in 1649 to the establishment of the Protectorate in 1653. (12)

2. A demand made by a prisoner to their custodian. When issued, the prisoner has the right to go before a court and demand to know the reason for their detention. (6, 6)
3. The group that organised the opposition strategy to the King in the Long Parliament. Led by John Pym, John Hamden and Arthur Haselrig. (4, 5)
4. The time in which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns. (For example: From Charles' I execution om 1649, to Charles' II restoration in 1660). (10)
9. A member of the Roman Catholic religious order the Society of Jesus, founded in 1534. (6)
10. A Protestant who believed that the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I had not gone far enough and sought to simplify and 'purify' it from the taint of Catholic ceremony and superstition. (7)

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