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1485
England was ruled by Tudor Monarchs
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Elizabeth died childless
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Stuart king James I rules
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Charles I inherited the throne
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Charles signed petition
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Charles and Laud tried to impose the Anglican prayer book in Scotland
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Parliament became long parliament
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The Long parliament meets
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The English Civil War rages
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The English commonwealth begins and ends
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Thomas Hobbes published a book two years after civil war
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The monarchy restored
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The Glorious Revolution assures Parliament’s power
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Robert Walpole molded the cabinet into a unified body