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Charles 1
He was in power of England and Scotland he came into power in March 27 1625. This was important because he was the one to really start the English Revolution by being a unfair king. -
The Petition of Right
The petition of right was formed by parliament it was given to King Charles I. Charles I refused the petition of right. This showed that the king was not trusted and it made him more mad at the parliament so he dissolved the parliament. -
The Long Parliment
The Parliament can be dissolved only if the other group members agree. This is significant to the English revolution cause the parliament realize that the monarchs have to much power. This caused them to think about limited monarchy. -
The Rump of Parliament
The rump parliament is when the royalists left parliament to fight for the king, it left the Presbyterians and Puritans. They disagreed on lots of important matters. This is significant because it shows the diversity of England. -
The Trial of the King
The king trial was the trial of king Charles I. Charles the first was trialed for treason which did not make sense because treason means to over throw the government, which was himself. This is significant cause this showed that kings are not good and can be corrupt. -
Execution of Charles I
He was executed for being a tyrant,traitor,murder and being a public enemy. He was executed by getting his head severed in front of the public. This was important because it ended the life of the unfair king. -
Cromwell Takes Action
Cromwell loses patience and storms parliament just like King Charles. This is significant because it shows that Cromwell was no better than Charles I. -
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was the protector of England, he worked for parliament. He became protector December 16,1653 . This is important because Oliver Cromwell knows that kings have a bad reputation. Instead of being a king he wants to be known as a protector. -
The Restoration
Charles II became king, but has a limited monarchy. He was better than his father because he listened to parliament. This is important because this shows that limited monarchy worked out better than the divine right of kings. -
The Glorious Revolution
James the second came to power February 6,1685. James was Catholic and many British people were not. He believed in divine right of kings. He wanted to take the power away from parliament. Rebellions broke out and he soon gave his throne up. Parliament gave the throne to James and Mary this is important because instead of having royal blood parliament chose the king.