First read the presentation linked from the left and watch the film clip at the bottom of the page. Then study the causes listed below in the boxes. What you need to do is to decide how important they are and rank them in order. Write out your list in your book or in Word. Then complete the Key Words exercise, quiz and decision making game. The extension link is there for you to investigate the causes of the English Civil War in detail.

In 1625, Charles went to war with Spain and lost	In 1629, Charles locked MP's out of Parliament for 11 years	Charles was arrogant and conceited and would not listen to the opinions of others
Many in England feared that Charles favoured the Catholics too much - after all, he was married to a Catholic	Charles firmly believed in the divine rights of kings and that it was his right to run the country as he wished	Since Henry VIII there had been problems over religion and Charles could not hope to keep everybody happy
Charles spent a great deal of money on works of art by Rubens and Van Dyck	There was a general belief in the country that Parliament should have more say in how the country was run	In 1640, Charles fought a war against the Scots and lost. He had to pay the Scots to leave England
In 1626, Parliament refused to raise money for Charles	Many feared that the children of Charles were being secretly brought up as Roman Catholics	England had general money problems in the 1620's to 1640's. Charles should have set a better example to his people with regards to spending
In 1628, Charles went to war with the French and lost	Charles had too many favourites at court - he listened only to their advice	In 1634, Charles extended Ship Money throughout the country