Answer:
When looking at the causes of the English Civil Wars it’s important to remember that the Civil War did not start as a revolution. Those involved did not set out to remove the Monarchy and replace it with a Republic.
Conflicting attitudes towards Royal authority and religion brought about a series of events which escalated into armed conflict.
Charles I believed he ruled with the Divine Right of Kings.
This meant he thought he was King by the will of God and therefore his decisions could not be challenged or questioned.
This ideology was opposed by those who believed there should be a limit to Royal authority; that the people and their representatives, that is Parliament should have more say in how the nation was governed.
Tied up with this were arguments over the Church and religion.
There were deep divisions over what religious practices, forms of worship and organisational structure the Church should have.