1.  Charles chose to ban Parliament.
 He locked them out of their building for 11 years.
 This was called the “11 Years Tyranny.”

2.  Charles began taking up
more taxes without
allowing Parliament a say.
 One member refused to
pay and was thrown in
jail.

3.  He arrested five more
members that he
considered a problem.
 Parliament represented
the people and thus the
regular folks got angry.
 To be continued…..

5.  After our discussion from yesterday, the English Civil
War began in 1642. Charles’s supporters, the Royalists,
and Parliament’s followers began fighting.
 What is a civil war?

6.  Parliament turned to
Oliver Cromwell to lead
the fight against the king’s
men.
 Was a member of
Parliament before this
happened.
 Made his own army called
the “New Model Army”

7.  Cromwell quickly defeated the Royalist
Army.
 The king and his men had to surrender. At
first, it looked like he would begin to follow
Parliament’s demands and allow them a say
in things. But he escaped and started the
war back. Cromwell won again.

8.  In 1649, Charles was put on trial. He was found guilty
and beheaded.

9.  The success of Cromwell’s war was a serious
blow to the idea of an “absolute monarchy.”
 Influenced John Locke’s concept that if a
government did not support the people, the
people should overthrow the government.

10.  Oliver Cromwell was put
in charge of England and
became known as the
Lord Protector.
 He refused to become a
king.
 Charles’s son, Charles II,
wanted to take over but
was not allowed to.
 Cromwell outlawed
Christmas!!!

11.  When Cromwell died, his son took over.
 But his son didn’t have the leadership skills necessary
to lead a country and quit after a few months.
 So now what?