history the age of kings

  • the gunpowder plot

    the gunpowder plot

    the gunpowder plot was an attempted assassination against James l. this assassination attempt was discovered and prevented but the initial meaning behind the attempt was realigion. robert catesby was an english catholic who wanted to kill the protestant king to gain catholic rule in england. the man in the picture is king james the l.
  • parliament's petition of right

    parliament's petition of right

    king charles l ran out of money and needed to put down a rebellion in scotland, so charles asked the parliament for money. the parliament decided that they have to limit the kings power and so came up with the petition of right. and the king agreed to these restrictions. thew picture below is the petition of rights.
  • the civil war begins

    the civil war begins

    the civil war began after the king tried arresting the parliament leaders. the war had two sides, cavaliers and puritans. after around a year the war ended with the puritans winning.
  • execution

    execution

    charles l was charged with high treason, he was soon found guilty and executed. charles had been beheaded and put to death in front of a crowd of people. the picture is the execution.
  • oliver cromwell

    oliver cromwell

    cromwell pronounced himself the lord protector because he was the first person in the royal family to be a head of state in britain. the picture is oliver cromwell.
  • restoration

    restoration

    after having no more monarchy for a while the people voted to have it back, then during the summer of 1660 charles ll, charles eldest son came back and he was soon crowned as king. charles was an overall good king and rejected the idea of divine right. he solved and went around many problems including all the religious conflicts. he also encouraged many entertainments that charles l rejected. the picture is charles ll.
  • the passing of charles ll

    the passing of charles ll

    when charles ll passed on his brother james ll came for the throne, but he wanted the monarchy to have way more power then it currently did. the picture is james ll.
  • english bill of rights

    english bill of rights

    the bill said that only the parliament could make the laws and the king must respect and obey them. this bill also gave the parliament the freedom of speech so the king could not arrest them for speaking and stating their opinions. the picture is the bill of rights.
  • william and mary take the throne

    william and mary take the throne

    they both sign the bill of rights and officially become the new rulers. the picture is after they took the throne.