Triumph of Parliament in England By ashryps 1485 England was ruled by Tudor Monarchs 1603 Elizabeth died childless 1603 Stuart king James I rules 1625 Charles I inherited the throne 1628 Charles signed petition 1637 Charles and Laud tried to impose the Anglican prayer book in Scotland 1640 Parliament became long parliament 1640 The Long parliament meets 1642 The English Civil War rages 1649 The English commonwealth begins and ends 1651 Thomas Hobbes published a book two years after civil war 1660 The monarchy restored 1688 The Glorious Revolution assures Parliament’s power 1721 Robert Walpole molded the cabinet into a unified body
