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From 1485 to 1603 the Tudor's ruled England until there was no heir to the throne. Therefore James I
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James I took the throne in 1603 when the Tudor family had no heir to the throne. James I was a Scottish man
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Elizabeth dies without having any children
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James I becomes king and starts fighting with Parliament
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In 1625 Charles I took the throne after James I died
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When King Charles I realized that he needed to raise and collect more taxes he summoned Parliament in 1628 in order to get their help to do so
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In 1629 Charles I dissolved parliament
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In 1637 Charles and Laud tried to impose the Anglican Prayer Book on Scottland. The Cavalist Scots revolved
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Charles I summoned Parliament back
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In 1640 parliament became known as Long parliament
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In 1642 the English Civil War began and it eventually ended in 1651
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Charles I was executed in 1649 and England survived 11 years without a king. In 1653 Oliver Cronwell named himself Lord Protector. In 1660, Charles II was named king and Commonwealth was ended.
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Oliver Cronwell the Lord Protector dies after Puritans lose power. A new elected Parliament brought back in Charles II from exile.
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The monarchy is restored in England
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James II, Charles' brother, took the throne of England in 1685. James practiced Catholicism in a more open way than his brother.
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The Glorious Revolution was overthrow King James II. This took place in 1688 and assured Parliament's position in the government.
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Parliament leaders invited James daughter Mary and her husband to rule England
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The Tolerance Act of of 1689 granted religous freedom to Quakers, Puritans. Only Catholics could run in office and Catholcis had no religous freedom.
