The English Civil War started when
a. Charles II died without an heir and his Catholic brother James II took the throne.
b. James I inherited the throne after Elizabeth died, despite being an absolutist.
c. Charles I arrested his parliamentary critics.
d. Oliver Cromwell executed the king
e. England attempted to impose its authority on Ireland and Scotland.
ANSWER:
c
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