MONARCHS vs PARLIAMENT

MONARCHS vs PARLIAMENT

• James 1st succeeded Elizabeth 1st on the throne
• Divine right wasn't believed in until James 1st came to the throne
• By 1625 Charles 1st succeeded his father James 1st
• By 1628 Charles 1st badly needed money
• Once he received money, Charles 1st dismissed parliament

ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

• During the civil war James 1st and Charles 1st made enemies of the puritans
• The large landowners and wealthy merchants were known as puritans
• By 1640 Charles 1st needed more money to go to war with Scotland
• In 1642 the puritans and Charles 1st started the civil war
• In 1648 Charles 1st was defeated by Oliver Cromwell

GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

• The commonwealth fell apart in 1658
• During the revolution Charles 1st returned as king
• Wealthy nobles landowners and merchants plotted against Charles 1st
• In 1668 William led 14,000 soldiers in an invasion of England
• William and Mary agreed to the English bill of rights