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LFerigutti - From the Divine Right of the King to Civil War and Restoration
by LFerigutti - (2009-03-09)
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The Stuart Period – Map

 

 

  • 1603:  James I becomes king:                          POLICIES:
                • Divine right of the king
                • Absolute monarchy
                • Exclusion of the Parliament

 

  • 1605:  Gunpowder Plot

 

  • 1625:  James’ death

Charles I becomes king                          POLICIES

                • Absolute monarchy
                • Heavy taxation
                • Exclusion of the Parliament
  • 1628:  Petition of Rights

 

  • 1640:  Long Parliament

 

  • 1642:  Civil War à ROYALISTS (Lords, gentry, Catholics) VS PARLIAMENTARY ARMY (Puritans, professional and mercantile classes)

 

  • 1645:  Defeating of the Royalists by Oliver Cromwell

 

  • 1649:  Charles I’s execution

 

  • Institution of the COMMONWEALTH ruled by Cromwell

 

  • 1658:  Cromwell’s death

 

  • 1660:  Restoration