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LFerigutti - From the Divine Right of the King to Civil War and Restoration
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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