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Period: Jul 2, 1567 to
how England became a Constitutional Monarchy
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charles i
took the throne after his dad James I died in 1625, he always needed money there for he was always at war with france and spain. The parliament refuses so he dissolved it, in 1628 he was forced to call parliament again but the parliament made him sign some laws known as the petition -
Charles I dissolves Parliament
in 1625 he dissolved the parliament because they would not give him money -
petition of rights
these were rights that charles I signed when he recalled the parliament in 1628 -
Autumn of 1641 laws
were laws to limit royal power -
English Civil War
from 1642 to 1649, those who remained loyal to charles were called royalists and those who supported the parliament were round heads bc they wore their hair off their ears -
Oliver Cromwell
n 1644 general for the parliament that made a new model of the army which made him start winning in 1645 they held charles prisoner in 1647. -
Charles I Executed
in 1649 charles was brought to trial they found him guilty and gave him a death sentence -
Oliver Cromwell ruled England
abolished the monarchy and the house of lords, established republican type government in 1649 in 1653 he sent home all of the remaining members of the parliament. -
Restoration
oliver cromwell died in 1658 his government collapsed. The english people were sick of military rule in 1659 the parliament votes to ask the older brother charles ii to come rule -
Charles II
entered london in 1660 restored the monarchy -
Habeas Corpus passed
in 1679 it was a law of guaranteed freedom -
James II
was a catholic ruler appointed some more catholics to high office had a son protestants were scared 1685 -
Glorious Revolution
in 1688 the protestants asked William and Mary to come take over the catholic ruler he led his army to London James fled to France -
English Bill of Rights
to make limits of rulers power 1689