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In the 1600s, England's Parliaments steadily tried to raise their power. Louis XIV tried to perfect royal absolutism in France but in England it took a different path.
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The Tudor Family has ruled England for many years especially Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, They control Parliament tactfully, recognizing and respecting its role in government.
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When King James first starts out he causes conflicts with parlilment. He later gives in to pariliment in his last years of reign.
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Chalres tries to expand powers to deal with the economic crisis. In 1628 Parlimentmakes the Petitiion of rights and then they clash later over violations of the document
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The Bill of rights of 1628 gave Parliament the power they wanted. The Bill of rights ensured the superiority of Parliament over the monarchy and spelled out basic rights.
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He signed a petition to give Parilement more power. However, after signing, he dissloved Parilment, making it useless.
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Chales is forced to call Paliment ready to ec=xpand powers. He later adapts the motto "Give Caesar his Due."
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In May in the year 1660, people paraded the streets welcoming King Charles II back into London. He had been exiled, but was soon welcomed back when Oliver Cornwell died.
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James the second got the crown in 1685 James practiced his Catholic faith openly. His subjects were mad when he suspened laws appointing Catholics to high office. Many English Protestants feared that James would restore the Roman Catholic Church.
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In 1688, James ll invited Mary and William the third of Orange, to rule.When they became rulers and King James II fled.
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James the II was forced from the English throne in 1688 because he was protestant. This bloodless overthroe became known as the Gorious Revolution.
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In 1689, before being crowned, Mary and William had to bow down to the English Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights ensured the supriotority of the monarchy.
