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queen elizabeth dies, end of the tudor line
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james of scotland become james 1 of england
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charles 1 becomes king and rules without parliament until 1640
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Civil War
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under oliver cromwell, england is a republic
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charles 1 executed
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restoration of monarchy with charles 2
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catholic james 2 becomes king
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has to leave country, replaced by william of orange and mary
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the english political system has roughly reached its present day form