ENGLISH REVOLUTION
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DR
Cousin
DR
Cavaliers
dies
Son
James I
Charles I
•Gets rid of
Parliament for •Calls
Parliament 2x
10 years
for money for
ANGLICAN
wars –
promises
Parliament
more say in
Parliament
govt.
They are Puritan
•Gets $
– Want a purer
breaks
form of
promises.
Protestant
worship – No
ANGLICAN
Catholic parts.
King
•Rich
•Catholic/Anglican
V.S.
Roundheads
Oliver Cromwell
•Middle & lower
class
•Puritans
•New Model
Army
1646
Roundheads
Defeat king
Charles I put
on trial for
treason, found
guilty
1649
Charles
I
Beheaded
1649 Civil War Ends
Elizabeth I
dies
1642 Civil War Begins
1603
Oliver Cromwell
•Lots of
Problems
•Gets rid of
Parliament.
•Rules as a
DICTATOR
1st wife
Oliver Cromwell
Son
Richard
Cromwell
•1660
Parliament
decides they
want a king.
dies
dies
dies
Charles II
•Popular
•Works
with
Parliament
•Richard doesn’t
care that much
– steps down.
2nd wife -Catholic
Brother
James II
•Roman Catholic
•Gives all posts
in government
to Catholics
Daughter
Mary
Son
Catholic
Parliament is concerned that
James II’s son will be the next
King – Catholic forever.
They go to James II’s
daughter Mary & ask her and
her Husband William to be the
new rulers of England.
Mary
William
As soon as they
land in England
James II` flees
to France
Mary
II
William
GLORIOUS
REVOLUTION
1688 William and
Mary come to
England (from
France) to
overthrow the
throne – with the
help of
Parliament.
•Joint Rulers
•Signed Declaration of Rights
•Gives Parliament more power
•Gave people more rights
•1689 Constitutional Monarchy
Called the Glorious
Revolution – Not a
shot was fired – no
one died.
Son
Charles I
Parliament
They are
Puritan – Want
a purer form
of Protestant
worship – No
Catholic parts.
Cavaliers
King
•Rich
•Catholic/Ang
lican
V.
S
Roundheads
.
Oliver
Cromwell
•Middle &
lower class
•Puritans
•New Model
Army
1649
Charles I
Beheade
d
1649 Civil War Ends
Cousin
James I
1642 Civil War Begins
1603
Elizabeth I
dies
Oliver
Cromwell
•Lots of
Problems
•Gets rid of
Parliament.
•Rules as a
DICTATOR
1646
Roundheads
Defeat king
Charles I put
on trial for
treason,
found guilty
Mary
William
Charle
s
•Popular
Son
•Works
Richard
II
with
Cromwell
Parliament
•1660
Parliament
decides
they want a
king.
•Richard
doesn’t
care that
much –
steps down.
As soon as they land in
England James II flees to
France
Brother
James II
•Roman
Catholic
•Gives all
posts in
governmen
t to
Catholics
MaryII
Daughter
Mary
Parliament is concerned that
James II’s son will be the next
King – Catholic forever.
They go to James II’s daughter
Mary & ask her and her Husband
William to be the new rulers of
England.
William
GLORIOUS
REVOLUTION
•Joint Rulers
•Signed Declaration of Rights
•Gives Parliament more power
•Gave people more rights
•1689 Constitutional Monarchy
1688 William and Mary
come to England (from
France) to overthrow the
throne– with the help of
Parliament.
Called the Glorious Revolution
– Not a shot was fired – no one
died.
Son
Catholic