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Oct 20, 1485
King only called Parliament to raise taxes. James I was Catholic leaning
King only called Parliament to raise taxes. James I was Catholic leaning -
Elizabeth I dies without any male heirs and the Stuarts take the throne
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Charles I, son of James I, took the throne and always needed money for war which forced him to call Parliament
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Parliament refused to give Charles any money unless he singed the Petition of Right
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English Civil War; Cavaliers vs. Roundheads
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Execution of Cahrles I; establishment of Commonwealth
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The Puritan Society of Commonwealth
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Irish exiled to the "west" of Ireland
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Cromwell takes the title of "Lord Protecter"
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Cromwell dies; Charles II invited back to England, restores monarchy in England
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James II inherits throne; clashes with Parliament
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Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights