-
Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne after several upheavals of reformation. As her position was not secure she tried to please majority of the people.
-
James I was the cousin of Elizabeth 1. He was a Stuart and believed in the divine rights of the king.
-
James 1 was succeeded by his son Charles 1. Charles 1 had dismissed parliament and also fought war with parliament
-
The long parliament was dominated by the strict protestants called Puritans.
-
Charles 1 left england to raise an army to fight against parliament. Parliament under their leader Oliver Cromwell raised an army and fights were fought across the england
-
The members of puritan dominated the parliament soon a stricter group gained control and closed all entertainments. The people became miserable and of was a strong movement to restore monarchy.