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Oct 20, 1485
Background and the Tudors' History with Parliment
King only called Parliment to raise taxes. James refused to make Puritain reforms. He would enact reforms to purify the English church of Catholic practices. -
Elizabeth 1 Dies and the Stuarts Take the Throne
James Stuart, Elizabeth's cousin, takes the throne because she had no children. -
Charles 1 Inherits the Throne
James died and his son, Charles, took the throne. -
Parliement Forces Charles to Sign the Petition to Right
Parliment refused to grant Charles any money until he signs the petiton. After agreeing with it, Charles ignored it. -
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Charles Forced to Call Parliment Again; Long Parliment Begins
Parliment passed laws to limit the kings power.Charles tried to arrest Parliments leader, but they escaped. -
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The English Civil War; cavaliers vs. roundheads
Thos who remained loyal to Charles was called 'Cavaliers.' The opposing side was called 'Roundheads' because Puritains supported Parliment and ther haircut was short over their ears. -
Exacution of Charles 1; establishment of The Commonwealth
Cromwell, the Puritains general, landed on Irish shores with an armyy and crushed the uprising. He also abolished the monacky and the House of Cards. -
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The Puritain Society of the Commonweath
They made laws ans abolished activities they found sinful. Shortlry after Cromwell's death, a new Parliment was selected and voted to ask Charles 1 oldest son to rule England. -
Irish Exhiled to the "west" of Ireland
Cromwell became an military dictator and immediately put down a rebellion in Ireland. -
Cromwell takes the title "Lord Protector"
He estalbish a commonweath, a republician form of government. He sent home the remaining members of Parliment. -
Cromwell Dies; Charles ll Invited back to England, Restores Monarchy in England
Cromwell ruled until he died and a new Parliment asked Charles ll to rule. -
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James ll Inherits Throne; Clashed with Parliment
Charles ll died and James ll becomes king. He appointied several Catholics to high office and Parliment protested. -
Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights
James second wife gave birth to a son and Parliment becomes scared of the idea of a line of Catholic kings. A prince of the Netherlands was asked to overthrowr James. When Williams army came to London, James fled to France. Parliment drafted a Bill of Rights to make clear limits of royal power.