Unit 1

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    17th Century

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    Stuart dynasty

    Wanted to govern without Pairlament and proceeded to arrest and execute opponents.
  • King Charles I

    Was executed and a republic was proclaimed under the leadershuip of Oliver Cromwell
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    Population Growth

  • Charles II

    The monarchy was restored with a new king, Charles II, who had to accept the control of Pairlament.
  • Habeas Corpus

    A text guaranteeing individual freedoms and preventing the king from using arbitrary detention, was approved.
  • James II

    The monarch James II caused a second revolution. The pairlament offered the crown to the Dutch prince William of Orange, a protestant who was prepared to accept the Bill of Rights.
  • Charles II dies

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    18th Century

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    Separation of Powers

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    War of the Spanish Succesion

    It was and international conflict in Spain, but it also had an international dimension.
  • Great Britain

    Scotland and England united to become Great Britain
  • Victory of Almansa

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    Nueva Planta Decrees

  • Treaty of Utrecht

  • End of the war in Catalonia

  • End of the war in Mallorca

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    Encyclopedie

  • King George II

    Sent an army to stop the rebellion.
  • United States Declaration of Indepence

  • Indepence

    Britain recognised the colonies' indepence
  • George Washington

    Became the first president of the United States
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    Ancient Regime