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1567
James I proclamed King of Scotland in 1567
He was the son of Queens of Scots executed by Elizabeth I, her cousin. -
Regicide happens after Elizabeth death, James I proclamed king of England.
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Millenary Petition
Called Millenary petition because bore signatures of thousand church minister. The purpose is to ask church of England to be purified of last traces of catholicism (rites and doctine) -
Gunpowder plot
When James I became king of England many Catholic placed hopes on him because he was son of Mary Queen of Scots and she was a pure catholic. Before she died, she wears a red dress. So, small group of catholic led by Guy Fawks wanted to blow up the parliaments and kill king James. -
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The starving time
Only 60 of the 500 colonists survived because there was shortage of drinkinble water, insufficient growing of crops and also conflict with native Powhatan. Thus, people turned to canibalism. -
Great Contract by James I
The king would receive fix sum. Problem, the MP's feared that the king not need to call parliments in the future. Thus, the house of commons refued to vote in favour of the great contract. James I dissmissed Parliement. -
The new english bible by King James I
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The 30 years war
The elector palatine was invited to take the throne of protestant Bohemia in place of the emperor Ferdinand Habsburg, so he sent an army supported by catholic spain. By the way, James wanted to interven to help his daughter and son in law. After Charles I lead the the 30 years war, there is millitary defeats. Lord Buckingham became unpopular. Consequences, raising a troops impact local population, also, there was strain finaces. -
The Mayflower
A minority of puritans left England, dozens boarded the mayflower, that would creat the first new english colony. -
Charles I succeeds his father James I
Charles I likes his father, also he strongly believed in the Divine rights of Kings and was always looking for money and differents ways to earn money. He interpret all criticism as a challenge. He also married french princess Henrietta Maria, she was an absolute catholic. Another point is that Charles favouerd to Arminianas. The Arminias are a minority protestant who strong believed on salvation b, bishops and and clergy authority. -
Petition of Rights
MP's requested the king to recognise the illegality to extra parliamentary taxation, material... Indeed, they wanted to regognised that there is limits to kings powers, although Charles signed he was furious. -
The three resolutions
Whoever tried to bring in popery or Arminians being enemy of England. Also, if anyone advising the King to collect custom duties without parliement consent -
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The personal rule
Eleven years, King ruled without calling parliement. Historians called it: "The eleven years of tyranny". He changes the location of the altar in churges. Sign of cross -
New prayer book
Scotland aflame. -
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The scottish crisis
The end of personal rule end outbreak of the civil war. Furthemore there is a riot, a bishops wars. The petition opposing Charles' religious policy. -
Treaty of Ripon
Scots victorious. The treaty is peace treaty. -
Blasphemy Act
James Nayler harshy punished because he belongs to sect names Quaker -
Milita act
Parliaments passed milita act: army under control of generl appointed by members of parliments the purpose is to taking away king's ability to appoint whover he wanted. -
The grand remontrance
Parliaments revolutionary demands the rights of house common to choose the king's minister also, to control army sent to irland. Thus to reform the church. -
Armed revolt Irland
The cause of this irish rebellion is because of the plantation policies, James I sending english and sctottish protestant to tacking land of irish catholics. The consequence, happened rebellion against protestant. 3000/40000 massacres. -
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Civil war
It was the first civil war and the victory of parliaments. That's cost life of 190 000 Englishmen. That was the battle between royalists and parliamentarians. -
Charles I declared war on parliaments
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New model army
the new model army was created by parliamentarian army. This army was commanding by Sir Thomas and Oliver Cromwell. It was a national centralized army, named praying army. In June 1647, the new model army seized the King. -
Battle of Naseby
Saw royalist forces weaken -
The king escaped from army custody
He allied himself with Scots. He promised to introduce presbyterianism into England in return, the Scottish army would invade England and restore him to power. That's horrified parliamentary and led to the second civil war. -
Pride purge
Colonel pride enter house of commons, arrested 45 MP's leader. -
Common wealth
Monarchy and house of lords are abolished England being republic. -
King Charles executed
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Constitution
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End of the Common Wealth and start of the protectorate
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The Cromwellian protectorate
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Declaration of Breda
Charles II issued the declaration of Breda which is the general amnesty, continu religious toleration, share powers with parliaments in return forthe monarchy: it worked because in 29 may there was the restauration. It worked in may 29 was the restoration. -
Charles II issued the declaration of Breda
The declarationn of Breda included general Amnesty, continu religious tolereation, share power with parliement in return for the monarchy. -
Charles II King of Scotland.
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Act of uniformity
All ministers had to sear to the book of common prayers, also restoration of bishops to the house of lords and to their place in the church. -
The popish plot
Rumour of plot organised by French to muder Charles II and replace him by his catholic brother James II -
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Poltical crisis
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The exclusion crisis
Parliament trying to modify the rules of succession, they want to placed James II -
Charles II died replaced by his brother James II
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Crisis
James II and his second wife gave birth to son , so it will be a catholic heir, so a threat to protestantism and parliaments powers. Then, parliaments invited the king's son in law ( William of Orange to take the throne. army about 15000 men, they met no resistance. James II fled in France and William of Orange became King William III. -
The bill of rights
List misdees fixed limitation of the king power, set out the right of parliement, set out basic civils rights. Its a key politic text -
Act of union between Enland and Scotland
Creation of the united Kingdom of Great Britain. It was an old James I dream. Under Queen Anne there was a rectification of the act of union: single kingdom. Scotland kept Presbyterian church and own law. In 1801, it was the second act of union. -
United independance
That's marked the end of the first british empire. -
Treaty in Durbon