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In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died,
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In 1618, the 30 Year's War broke out in the land of the Holy Roman Empire.
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The population in 1620 had started to level out at about 85 million people.
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Parliament passed a petition that stated that only the Parliament could pass taxes.
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England slipped into a civil war in 1642 between the supporters of the king and the parliamentary froces.
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Whatever was left of the "Rump" Parliament had King Charles I executed in 1649.
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The population started to decline again in 1650 because of war, famine, and plague
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By 1650 people had started to lose intrest in the witchcraft hysteria
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Cromwell uled until his death in 1658.
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Charles II was placed in power in 1660.
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Because Parliament did not pass Charles's Exclusion Bill, he had dismissed them to show everyone that he was the ruler.
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In 1688, a son was born to King James II and his second wife, who was a Catholic.
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William of Orange and Mary had raised up an army to invade England. There was almost no bloodshed, hence "Glorious Revolution"
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Parliament offered the throne to William and Mary in 1689. They accepted. The Bill of Rights was one of the first things established under their rule. This took away some of the power of the king and queen.
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Parliament passed the Toleration Act that gave the Puritans the fredom to worship in public, however this did not give the Catholics freedom to worship in public.