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England was ruled by Tudor monarchs.
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Louis XIV perfected royal absolutism in France.
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Elizabeth died childless.
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Charles I from the United Kingdom inherited the throne.
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Charles’s need to raise taxes forced him to summon Parliament.
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Charles dissolved Parliament
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Charles and Laud tried to impose the Anglican prayer book.
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Long parliament meets with many economic problems and invasions by Scotland
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Charles led troops into the house of commons.
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The English Civil War
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Charles I is executed.
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English commonwealth begins and ends.
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Parliament passed a law.
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Commonwealth ends and Oliver Cromwell dies.
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The monarchy is restored. Charles II works to restore Catholicism.
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James II inherits the throne.
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Glorious revolution assures parliament’s power.
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William and Mary accepted several acts passed by parliament.
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The Whig leader Robert Walpole molded the cabinet into a unified body.
