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Queen Elizabeth died
in 1603 Elizabeth left a huge debt for her follower James Stuart to deal with.
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James 1
Elizabeth’s cousin who took the crown after her because she did not have any kids only him her cousin. In 1603 he became King.
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Charles 1
James l died his son Charles l took the throne.Charles always needed money because he was in war with Spain and France,and Several times when Parliament refused to give him funds, he dissolved it.
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Petition of Rights-
a document Charles had to sign before he could get any money that said he can not imprison subjects without a cause, he would not levy taxes without Parliament's consent. He would not house soldiers in private homes, and he would not impose martial law in peacetime.
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Charles I dissolves Parliament
in 1629 Charles decided since they wanted to control him he decided to call of the Parliament so he can be in control again. Parliament is members of parliament for a particular period, especially between one dissolution and the next.
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Charles I called Parliament back into session
Charles decided he needed the money back from them in 1630, so he called Parliament back into session.
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Autumn of 1641 laws
Parliament passes a law to limit royal power Charles was furious so he tried to arrest Parliaments leaders in 1642, but they escaped. Equally furious londoners raged outside
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Oliver Cromwell
a general for the Puritan who lead them to victory.
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English Civil War
in 1642-1649 supporters and opponents fought in the english civil war.the ones on Charles side are called Cavaliers and the ones for parliament were called Puritan.1644 the Puritans found general Oliver Cromwell.The Puritan began defeating the Cavaliers.
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Charles I Executed
In 1649 Cromwell and Puritan brought Charles to trial for treason. Charles lost and was sentenced to death.
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Oliver Cromwell ruled England
in 1649 Charles took power of England. He became very organized like he actually knew what he was doing. He sent the rest of the Parliament home. Cromwell's associate made a constitution, but Cromwell ripped it up and became a military dictator.
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Restoration
Cromwell ruled until his death in 1658.Soon after the government collapsed and a new Parliament was selected. English people were tired of Military rule. In 1659 the Parliament voted for the Charles ll to rule England
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Charles II
Charles l son. When he reentered England everyone rejoiced and was so joyful in 1660.This period was called the restoration.
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Habeas Corpus passed
Parliament passed an important guide to freedom Habeas corpus. In 1679 law gave prisoners the right to obtain a writ or document ordering that the to be brought to the judge to see if they could be freed.
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James ll
in 1685 Charles ll died and James ll his brother became king. He was catholic and he offended his subjects by displaying his Catholicism 1688 James son was born which worried the Protested because the line of Catholic kings. But James had a daughter named Mary who was Protestant who was married to William the prince of Netherlands.
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William and Mary
they were married and also the rulers of Scotland.They overthrew James for sake of Protestantism in 1688 William brought his army to London James fled to France.
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Glorious Revolution
in 1688 William and Mary overthrew James the king of London for their religion. James then fled to france so he didn't have to deal with it this time was called Glorious Revolution
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English Bill of Rights
In 1689 This document listed things that a ruler can not do. No suspending the Parliaments law, no levying of taxes, no interfering the freedom of speech, no penalty for citizen who petitions the king about grievances.
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Constitutional Monarchy
in 1689 a law was made that limits the ruler's power.
http://www.monarchist.org.uk/constitutional-monarchy.html
