English Civil War

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English Civil War

• James I
• Charles I
• (Interregnum) Cromwell
• Charles II (Restoration)
• James II (Glorious Revolution)

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• James I (formerly James VI of Scotland) adopted
  by Elizabeth I, rules 1603-1625, but is an
  ABSOLUTIST
• Tonnages and Poundages
• Royal Monopolies
• Impositions
• How many people can he annoy?
• Nobility
• Parliament
• Merchants
• Puritans

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Charles I (1625-49) Even more unpopular than
James Also absolutist, but looks to get around
parliament by Civil war with Scotland (Anglican
Prayer Book) 1630s Fires Parliament! Short
Parliament 1640 (Spring) Long Parliament 1640
(Nov) Grand Remonstration War in Ireland as
English displace 1649 turns out very badly for
him
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Oliver Cromwells Interregnum

• Lord Protectorate of England, Calvinist,
  Roundhead. 1646
• January 30, 1649, roundheads kill Charles I
• Established the Puritan Republic (Rump
  Parliament)
• Dies 1658, his son reigns two more years before a
  very bad day in 1660

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The Restoration

• Charles II 1660-85
• Restores English Monarchyeven tho he is also
  absolutist and secretly pro-Catholic
• Simultaneous with Louis XIV of France