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Gunpower Plot
In November 1605, the Gunpowder Plot took place in which some Catholics, most famously Guy Fawkes, plotted to blow up James I. -
James l's Reign
The Grandson of Marrgart, Henry Vlll sister. He was the king of Scotland when Elizabeth died. He did not like the Parliament. -
Charles l's Reign
He dismissed Parliament because o his dislike for them. He also collcted illegal taxes in his throne -
Short Parliament
First Parliament brought in by Chales l after a decade of ruling without Parliament. -
Triennial Act
It was intended to prevent kings from ruling without Parliament during th rian of king Charles l. The act requires that Parliament meet for at least a fifty-day session once every three years. King Charles l called parliament three times a year. This act was passed by the long parliament. -
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The English Civil War
The war beteen parliament and king Charles l. King Charles was defeated, captured and executed -
Pride's Purge
Colonel Thomas Pride was ordered by General Ireton to stop the Treaty of Newport in attempt to dissolve the long parliament -
Oliver Cromwell's leadership
He was the Leader of the Army. He teamed up with the Parliament to battle against Charles l. In the commonwealth after the English civil war he ruled with his army for 11 years or more -
English Commonwealth
The time period in which England had no King. Oliver Cromwell the leader of the amry ruled the land with his soldiers. -
English Protectorate
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. -
Long Parliament
The calling of the parliament into session afer years of not working -
Charles ll's reign
He was born and lived in Holland. England had no King at the time so they called to him so he could come and become King of England. -
Rump Parliament
Its the Parliament that came afther the Lohg Parliament and Pride's Purge -
Restoration of the Monarcy
The Restoration of the English monarchy began when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II. -
Clarendon Code
four acts passed in England during the ministry of Edward Hyde.Clarendon Code, The Clarendon Code was a group of English statutes passed after the Restoration of Charles II to strengthen the position of the Church of England. -
Test Act
The Test Act of 1673 in England obligated all persons filling any office, civil or military, to take oaths of supremacy and allegiance, to subscribe to a declaration against transubstantiation, and to receive the sacrament within three months of taking office. -
James ll's reign
He was the son of Charles ll. He acted apart from Parliament. -
Glorious Revolution
William of Orange and Mary of England( daughter of James ll) invitd by Parliament to rule England because of the differences between parliament and James ll. James ll fled in the coming of William and Mary.