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1625 |
Charles| becomes king. Henrietta Maria arrives in England. House of commons refuses Charles Tonnage and Poundage. |
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1626 |
Charles dissolves parliament to prevent the impeachment of Buckingham. |
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Earl of Buckingham |
George Villiers |
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1627 |
Charles demands forced loans. Five Knights Case. |
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Five Knights Case |
5 knights imprisoned after refusing to pay Charles' forced loans. Refused habeas corpus. |
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1628 |
Assassination of Buckingham. Petition of right. |
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1629 |
Start of personal rule. Pace with France , treaty of Suza. |
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1632 |
Thomas Wentworth promoted to Lord Deputy Of Ireland. |
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Earl of Stafford |
Thomas Wentworth. |
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1633 |
Laud promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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Archbishop of Canterbury |
William Laud. |
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1637 |
Hampden challanges Ship Money. Trial of Baswick, Burton and Pym. English prayer book introduced in Scotland. |
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John Hampton |
Politician who challenged Charles| authority. |
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Trial of Baswic, Burton and Pym |
Star Chamber court sentenced 3 puritan writers who published attacks on the government. They had the tops of their ears chopped off, branded and were imprisoned for the kings pleasure. |
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1639 |
First Bishops War. |
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1640 |
End of personal rule. April: Short parliament. November: Long parliament. |
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1641 |
Wentworth (Earl of Stafford) on execution trial. October: Irish rebellion. |
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1642 |
Charles declares war on Scotland, First English civil war. |
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1643 |
John Pym dies. |
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1646 |
Charles surrenders to the Scots rather than parliament. |
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1647 |
The Putney Debates. |
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The Putney Debates |
Between radicals (levelers) and leading officers for religious freedom - ended when Charles escaped Hampton Court. |
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1648 |
Second English Civil war, between Scotland and Parliament, lead to Charles execution trial. |
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1649 |
Charles executed, rump parliament take charge. |
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1650 |
May: Adultery Act passed. June: Cromwell becomes commander of the New Model Army. August: Blasphemy Act restricts Puritan Sects. September: Toleration Act passed. |
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Blasphemy Act |
Stopped people using God's name in vein. Aimed to lessen non-conformists. |
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1653 |
Rump parliament is dissolved by Cromwell. December: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector. |
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1658 |
Death of Oliver Cromwell. Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector. |
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1659 |
English Council of State (Protector's Privy Council) takes charge of monarchy. |
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1660 |
Restoration of monarchy, Charles||. |
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1685 |
Charles|| dies, James|| becomes king. |
