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Period: 1558 to
elisabeth i's reign
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1577
Sir Francis Drake sails around the world
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English victory over the spanish
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Beginning of the Stuart monarchy with James I
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Charles I comes to the throne
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The Petition of Right
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Outbreak of the English Civil War
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Charles I is executed, Parliament proclaims the birth of the Commonwealth and Cromwell is appointed Lord Protector
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Parliament resumes its powers, restores the monarchy and invites Charles II to reclaim the throne
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The son of Charles I is recalled from exile and becomes King Charles II. The monarchy is restored
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The Great Plague decimates England's population
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The Great Fire destroys a large part of London
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Charles II dies and his brother James II, a devout Catholic, succeeds him
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James II is exiled. His daughter Mary becomes Queen Mary II with her Protestant husband William of Orange (KIng Williams III)