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James I becomes the King of England
James I succeeded Elizabeth I after her death. Because he believed in divine right, he was able to take the throne. He began to fight the parliament over money and foreign policy. -
Charles I becomes King of England
Charles I continued to believe in the divine right to the throne and strained the relation with the parliament even more. -
Charles I signs the Petition of Right
The parliament forced Charles I to sign anyways. A lot of things on this document sound familiar (no imprisonment without proper cause, no quartering of soldiers, ect.), as this document is essentially a alpha build of what would later become the Bill of rights. -
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Charles I's rule/Eleven year's tyranny
Charles I ruled without ever having sessions with parliament, essentially giving him free rule over the country. He obtained wealth through unfavorable means, and also caused many religious wars. -
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English Civil War
A conflict between the Royalists/Cavaliers and Parliamentarians/Roundheads. This was caused by religious disagreement and dissatisfaction with the King. -
Charles I gets executed
England had finally abolished the monarchy (and Europe was very surprised). -
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Cromwell takes over
England declares themselves as a republic/commonwealth. Oliver Cromwell rules as Lord Protector and implements Puritanical social reforms. However, his rule become increasingly authoritarian. -
Monarchy restoration
Charles II restores the monarchy. Initially, there is celebration, but Charles II decides to beef with the parliament once more -
The Habeas Corpus act
The Bill of Rights, now with 25% more rights! -
James II comes to power
James II is openly Catholic, which already alarms many English people. However, he even elects Catholics to power while ignoring parliament. -
The Glorious Revolution
The parliament invites William of Orange (Dutch ruler) and Charles II's protestant daughter to invade England. James II flees and the revolution results in little bloodshed. -
William and Mary become joint sovereigns
William and Mary accept the parliament's conditions in order to take the throne, in addition to signing the English Bill of Rights.