Triumph of English Parliament By juliareyes5 1485 England was ruled by Tudor monarchs 1603 Elizabeth I dies 1625 Charles I inherits the throne 1628 Charles summons Parliament in need to raise taxes 1629 Charles dissolves Parliament 1637 Charles and Laud tried to impose the Angelic prayer book on Scotland 1640 Charles summons Parliament again 1642 English Civil War began 1647 Cromwell was in the hands of parliamentary forces 1649 Charles I is executed 1651 English Civil War ended 1652 Parliament passes new law 1653 1640 parliament becomes known as the Long Parliament 1653 Cromwell takes the title "Lord Protector" 1658 Oliver Cromwell dies 1660 Parliament invites Charles II back 1685 James II inherits the throne 1688 Mary and her husband are invited to be English leaders 1689 William and Mary must pass tasks known as the English Bill of Rights 1689 Toleration Act limits religious freedom 1721 British throne is passed to George I 1742 Ways of living change