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English Monarchy
Rulers
Charles I
1625 - 1649
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Oliver Cromwell
1653 - 1658
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-Puritan leader
Charles II
1660 - 1685
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Restoration- culture and government
James II
1685 - 1688
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Believed in Absolutism
William III and Mary II
1688 - 1702
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William of Orange and his wife Mary
Called the Glorious Revolution-bloodless transfer of power
Queen Anne
1702 - 1714
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Struggle to find successor due to many dead heirs
George I
1714 - 1727
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Could not speak English- born and raised in Germany
Limited Constitutional Monarch Began
1721 - 1742
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Whig Control of Parliment
1721 - 1742
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Over powered the Torie- both political parties
George II
1727 - 1760
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Cpuld speak English but still born in Germany
Advised by Sir Robert Walpole until 1742 when he became the prime minister from being the Kings chief minister
Sir Robert Walpole- worked for the House of Commons and created a more effective cabinet
Main
Long Parliment
1640 - 1660
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-meeting with King consistently
-disabled power to dissolve parliament
Civil War
1642 - 1649
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Charles against Parliament
English Revolution
1642 - 1660
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New Model Army
1645
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Defeated Charles, led by Cromwell
Rump Parliment
1647
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-Abolished house of Lords and monarchy
-pronounced England as a commonwealth or republic
-beheaded Charles
Navigation act
1651
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Requirement for shipping
-all good must be on English boats when coming from other countries
Thomas Hobbes + John Locke
1651
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Thomas Hobbes- Leviathan
believed people had the right to express belief and control their own country
John Locke - 2 treaties of government
- give up individual rights to government who knows better
War with Dutch
1652 - 1654
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1st written constitution
1653
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Established by Cromwell
-landowner elect Parliament
-attempted twice, first in Europe
Monarchy Restored
1660
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30 years before King and Parliament would actually work together
Habeas Corpus
1679
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Peoples rights before and after being arrested
English Bill of rights
1689
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Parliament choose ruler
Ruler must confer with Parliament and cannot interfere with election
Free speech for Parliament
Private citizen protection
Toleration Act
1689
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Religious Freedom
Cabinet + Prime minister created
1690 - 1740
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Act of Settlement
1701
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Kept Catholics from English throne
Act of Union
1707
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England and Scotland became Great Britian