James I (1603-1625)
Believes in Divine Right of kings; ignores Parliament
James I (1603-1625)
Starts the Stuart Dynasty
James I (1603-1625)
Commissions a new interpretation of the Bible; King James Version
Charles I (1625-1647)
Starts wars with France and Spain
Charles I (1625-1647)
Parliament rebels
Charles I (1625-1647)
Needs money to fight wars and put down rebellion
Charles I (1625-1647)
Tries to force Parliament to recognize his absolute power
Charles I (1625-1647)
Civil War between supporters of the king (Royalists) and supporters of Parliament (Puritans)
Oliver Cromwell (1647-1658)
Imposed Puritan values upon all England
Oliver Cromwell (1647-1658)
Period called the Commonwealth
Oliver Cromwell (1647-1658)
Rule was really a military dictatorship
Charles II (1660-1685)
Parliament asked him to return to England as ruler
Charles II (1660-1685)
Period called the Restoration
Charles II (1660-1685)
Encouraged the arts and sciences; founded the Royal Society of Science
James I
Magna Carta (passed in 1215
James I
Only Parliament can tax
Charles I
Parliament refuses to give money to fight wars until he signs the Petition of Right
Charles I
Civil War breaks out in 1642 with Oliver Cromwell as leader of Roundheads
Charles I
Defeated, found guilty of treason, and then executed
Oliver Cromwell
Commonwealth constitution was torn
Oliver Cromwell
Ruled as military dictator
Charles II
Parliament becomes supreme lawmaking body of England
Charles II
Passed the Habeas Corpus Act
James II (1685-1688)
Wanted to return to divine right of kings
James II (1685-1688)
Was Catholic
James II (1685-1688)
Beginning of political parties: Tory Party supported hereditary monarchy and the Whig Party wanted to exclude him because he was Catholic
James II (1685-1688)
2nd marriage to a Catholic produced a male heir which resulted in the Glorious Revolution
James II (1685-1688)
Parliament asked his Protestant daughter, Mary II, to overthrown him and take the throne
James II (1685-1688)
Mary agreed if she could rule with her husband, William III of Orange
William and Mary (1688-1701)
Joint monarchs with equal power
William and Mary (1688-1701)
Came to power in bloodless rebellion called the Glorious Revolution
William and Mary (1688-1701)
England now a Angelican monarchy
William and Mary (1688-1701)
English Bill of Rights passed in 1689
William and Mary (1688-1701)
Act of Settlement passed in 1701
Anne (1701-1714)
Established the use of a Cabinet
Anne (1701-1714)
Act of Union (1707)
Anne (1701-1714)
Last of the Stuart Dynasty
Anne (1701-1714)
Leader of the Cabinet becomes known as the Prime Minister who eventually takes over governmental duties of the monarch