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The Tudor Monarchs Henry VIII and Elizabeth I rule parliament recognizing its role in the government
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James I became king in 1603 and instantly gets into wars with Parliament.
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In the year 1625 Charles the first inherited the throne. Charles dissolved Parliament when it tried to expand for power.
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Charles I needed to raise taxes which forced him to call Parliament even though he was trying to detach it.
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Charles I signed the petition, the petition was so the king could raise taxes without Parliament's consent.
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Charles and Laud tried to impose the Anglican prayer book on Scotland. To get funds to stop the the Scottish rebellion, Charles summoned Parliament in 1640.
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In order to get funds to suppress the Scottish rebellion he called for the Parliament again
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The parliament became known as the long parliament because of how long it lasted. That triggered one of the greatest political revolutions in the country’s history.
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He led his troops into the house of commons to arrest the radical leaders.
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This civil war accrued at the same time as Le Fronde, this civil war put a huge toll and challenge to absolutism.
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By 1647 the king was now a part of the Parliament which means that the petition was no longer true. That meant the Parliament had to pass the laws again.
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Charles was executed, he would give the executioner the signal as to when he should kill him.
