Triumph Timeline

By faith_proc
  • Period: 1485 to

    1485

    England was ruled by Tudor monarchs, the House of Tudors was an English royal house that had Welsh origins. They would rule until 1603.

  • 1603

    1603
    Elizabeth died childless, which marks the end of Tudor rule. The Stuarts of Scotland take central.

  • 1628

    1628
    His need to raise taxes forced Charles to Parliament. He raised the taxes because he needed more ships.

  • 1637

    1637
    Charles and Laud (his Archbishop) tried to force an Anglican prayer book on Scotland and the Calvinists revolted.

  • 1640

    1640
    Parliament was later called Long Parliament because it lasted till 1653. Charles I disbanded parliament because he wanted to rule himself.

  • 1642

    1642
    Charles I led his troops to the House Of Commons.

  • 1660

    1660
    A newly elected Parliament invited Charles ll to return England from exile. England’s “kingless decade” ended with the return of monarchy.

  • 1689

    William and Mary had to accept several acts passed by Parliament that became known as The English Bill of Rights. The bill of rights established the first 10 amendments

  • 1721-1742

    1721-1742
    Whig leader Robert Walpole molded the cabinet into a unified body by requiring all members to agree on major issues