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The parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England.
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English colonization of Ireland began in 1100s under Henry II. Henry VIII and his children brought the country under English rule in the 1500s.
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She died of blood poison.
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Inherited the unsettled issues of Elizabeth's reign. Died in 1625.
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Was the son of James I. He became king in 1625.
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Charles I was forced to call Parliament but this time they refused to grant him any until he signed the Petition of Rights.
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King Charles I had to sign it to get money for his kingdom.
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Charles dissolved Parliament and refused to call it back into session.
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Charles brought parliament back into session because he need money.
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Parliament passed laws to limit royal power
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Charles tried to force the Presbyterian Scots to accept a version of the Anglican prayer book. Supporters and opponents of King Charles fought the English Civil War.
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Charles I faced a public trial and execution.
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Was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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Ruled until his death in 1658.
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1660 was the start of his reign. Died in 1685.
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In 1679 law was passed giving every prisoner the right to obtain a writ or document ordering that the prisoner be brought before a judge to specify the charges against the prisoner.
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In 1685 he began his reign. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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Was asked by Parliament to overthrow James.
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In 1688 William led his army to London and James fled to France. Was also called Revolution of 1688.
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In 1689, Parliament drafted a Bill of Rights.
