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King Charles I
House of Stuart -
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Parliament attempts to impeach the Duke of Buckingham and is dissolved by Charles. -
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England goes to war with France, but at La Rochelle the Duke of Buckingham fails to relieve the besieged Huguenots. -
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The Petition of Right a declaration of the “rights and liberties of the subject" is presented to the King, who agrees to it under protest. -
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Charles dissolves Parliament and rules by himself until 1640. -
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The colony of Massachusetts is founded in America -
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Charles summons the Short Parliament, which he dissolves three weeks later when it refuses to grant him money. -
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Outbreak of Civil War. Charles raises his standard at Nottingham. The Royalists win a tactical victory the Parliamentary army at the Battle of Edgehill but the outcome is inconclusive. -
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Charles surrenders to the Scots, who hand him over to Parliament. -
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Charles escapes to the Isle of Wight but is captured. He is tried by Parliament and found guilty of high treason. -
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Charles I is executed. There follows 11 years of rule by Parliament as the Commonwealth under Cromwell.
