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Nov 2, 1215
Magna Carta
This was a document that limits the kings power. King John was forced to sign this document. -
Petition of Rights
This document listed the rights of the english people. Charles the first signed it. -
English Civil War
Was a series armed conflicts between the parliaments and royalists also known as cavaliers. At the end of the war Charles the 1 was beheaded. -
Oliver Cromwell
After the war he was invited by his fellow leaders to rule as Lord Protector of England -
Restoration
They decided to find a king again, The new king was Charles II and many of the same proplems continued. -
James II
He wasnt a very good ruler. he led england into a lot of trouble. he was pro french and pro catholic, Members of Britain's political didnt like that very well -
Glorious Revolution
During this revolution William and Mary become king and queen. They both agreed to share power. -
Constitutional Monarchy
After the revolution it led to this which holds laws such the bill of rights and the act of settlement. -
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Mary II
She was the spouse of King William III she was less powerful then him but she was powerful enough, she helped ruled anyway she could. After her Roman Catholic father, James II.
