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queen Elizabeth
virgin Queen died without an heir or children after ruling for 44 years -
James the 1st
fought with parliament over taxes and money
founds Jamestown colony -
Charles the 1st
signs the petition of right- limits rights of king
after dissolving parliament, starts a civil war against the armies of parliament -
petition of right of 1628
no taxes could be levied without parliament consent
no English subject could be imprisoned without cause thus reinforcing the right of habeas corpus -
oliver cromwell
puritan army general
rules a military dictator -
Charles 2nd
dissolves parliament
known as the merry monarch -
James 2nd
struggles with parliament
overthrown in the glorious revolution peacful -
willam and mary
begins a constitutional monarchy
offered the throne by parliament