2. Elizabeth I had no
children
James now must deal
with Parliament
Money issues
Calvinist and did not act
against catholic church
Upset Puritans of
Parliament
King James Bible
3. Son of James I
Needed money
War with Spain and
France
Dissolved parliament
when they refused to
raise the taxes
1628 recalls parliament
Forced to sign Petition of
Rights
4. Could not jail without due cause
No taxes without Parliament’s consent
No quartering soldiers
No martial law in peace time
Charles ignored after he got his money
Challenged DIVINE RIGHT and ABSOLUTISM
5. Religion causes problems
Charles offends Puritans
Formal prayer book
Forces Scots to use same prayer book
Threaten to invade England
Charles again needs money
Parliament has to be called
6. Enacts laws to limit king’s power
Charles tries to arrest Parliament leaders
They Escaped
Mob of Londoners attack the palace
Charles flees north to raise an army
7. Charles Supporters were Royalists or Cavaliers
Parliament supporters called Roundheads
Led by Oliver Cromwell
Capture Charles and try and convict him of
Treason
Sentence him to death
Revolutionaries to try, convict, and kill a King
8.
9. Abolishes Monarchy and House of Lords
Establishes a republic
Drafts first written constitution of any
European State
Cromwell tears up and rules as military dictator
Rebellion in Ireland breaks out and Cromwell
invades
Enforce Puritan Morality through laws
Religious toleration for all Christians but Catholics
10. After Cromwell dies Charles II is asked to return
to the throne
Restores entertainment lost under Puritan rule
Habeas Corpus
Every prisoner has the right to obtain a writ ordering
them before a judge
Heir for Charles II a Catholic
James II his brother
11. Whigs oppose James because of his religion
Tories support James
James flaunts Catholicism and appoints
Catholics to high positions in government
Dissolves Parliament when they protest
Fear of Catholic rule of England
Glorious Revolution kicked James out with help
from William of Orange from the Netherlands.
12. James II older daughter Mary (protestant)
married William
7 members of Parliament ask them to
overthrow James to prevent Catholic rule
William leads army to London and James flees
to France
Glorious Revolution because it was bloodless!
13. Constitutional Monarchy
Bill of Rights
NO suspending Parliament’s laws
NO levying taxes without Parliament's consent
NO interfering with freedom of speech of
Parliament
NO penalty for a citizen who petitions the King
with a grievance
Cabinet system develops when a group of
ministers for parliament are link to King
14. 1. How was England controlled during this time?
2. Give a point-by-point breakdown of the key events of
the Civil War
3. What was Charles I tried for? What happened to him?
4. What did the Barebones Government ban?
5. What post did the people want Cromwell to take?
Why is that ironic?
6. What happened to the government after his death?
What changes were made?
