Question

Match the descriptions to the rulers of England in the seventeenth century. Tiles Charles I

Oliver Cromwell
Charles II
James II
Mary II
Pairs ascended the English throne as a joint monarch after accepting the Bill of Rights
Both appointed Catholics as government officials and recruited them in the army Both conquered Ireland and established the Commonwealth
Both lost a long, bloody Civil War against forces loyal to Parliament
Both was crowned king after a period of commonwealth rule in England

Answer 1

ascended the throne as a joint monarch after accepting the Bill of Rights - Mary II
appointed Catholics as government officials and recruited them in the army - James II
conquered Ireland and established the Commonwealth - Cromwell
lost a long bloody civil war against forces loyal to the parliament - Charles I
crowned king after a period of commonwealth rule in England - Charles II

Answer 2

The correct answer is the following.

The correct matches are:

Charles I: lost a long and bloody civil war against forces loyal to the Parliament.

Oliver Cromwell: Conquered Ireland and established the Commonwealth.

Charles II: was crowned as King after a period of Commonwealth rule in England.

James II: appointed Catholics as government officials and recruited them in the Army.

Mary II: Ascended the English throne as a joint monarch after accepting the Bill of Rights.

These are important moments in England's rulers in the 17th Century.

Charles I lost a long and bloody civil war against forces loyal to the Parliament. He was accused of great treason to England and was executed in January 1649. Oliver Cromwell: Conquered Ireland and established the Commonwealth. Cromwell was the head of the state in December 1653. He became powerful and governed England along with the Parliament. After the exile, Charles II -son of Charles I- returned to England to be crowned as King. After the death of Charles II, James II became the King of England and supported Catholicism like no one before. He was forced to leave the crown after the Glorious Revolution. Mary II was the Wife of William the Orange. Both confronted Mary's father -King James II- during the Glorious Revolution.