What did the Royalist fight for in Civil War?

- The divine right of kings

- The power of the nobility

- Control the Parliament

- Maintain the established church, which was the Church of England. Many feared Parliament would make England Presbyterian, like Scotland, or more radical still.

- Control over taxes and laws. Parliamentarians wanted these controlled by both Parliament and King through Acts of Parliament, while Royalists only wanted Acts that the King agreed to

- Support of the Church of England, as well as control its appointments;

**- Freedom from excessive government regulations (by either the king’s prerogative courts or by Acts of Parliament) and taxes without parliamentary authorisation (the issue that started it all) and

- Support from King of England against his Parliament (known as ‘Cavaliers.’)

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