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Ch. 7 The Struggle for Constitutional Government in England Flashcards

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Reign of King Charles II (of England)

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1660-1685

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Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford

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1593-1641

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Marston Moor

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Victory for the New Model Army in July 1644

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Roundheads

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The King’s parliamentary opponents. Dominated London, southeastern England. Many were Puritans.

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Parliament passes the Act of Settlement

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1701 – Excluded Catholics from English succession. After Anne’s death, throne would pass to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and her heirs.

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Oliver Cromwell

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1599-1658

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Robert Walpole

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1676-1745

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Henrietta Maria

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1609-1669 – wife of King Charles I, sister of King Louis XIII. Catholic.

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The restoration of the monarchy in England

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1660

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Cavaliers

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Royalists in the English Civil War. controlled the more conservative North and West. Noble families and Gentry. Ardent Anglicans.

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Reign of King George I (of England)

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1714-1727

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The Long Parliament convenes

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1640

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Short Parliament

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Lasted only 3 weeks. Charles needed money to suppress Scottish revolt. Parliament demanded concessions. Charles disbanded it.

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Reign of King George II (of England)

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1727-1760

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The King James Bible is published

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1611

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Parliament adopted the Great Protestation

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1621

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Reign of King James II (of England)

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1685-1688

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Titus Oates

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1649-1705 – Fabricated the Popish plot in 1678.

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Barebone’s Parliament

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Cromwell’s replacement of the Rump parliament with a new one of 140 members. In late 1653, Cromwell dissolved it and became Lord Protector.

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Charles II (of England)’s foreign policy

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Fought wars against the Dutch, 1665-1667. Accepted subsidies from King Louis XIV of France and supported the French in their war with the Dutch from 1672-1674

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Ship Money

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Charles expanded this tax from coastal areas to whole of realm to avoid calling parliament for money.

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Mary Queen of Scots

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1542-1587

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William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury

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1573-1645 – tried to enforce strict observance of Anglican doctrine, worship and church organization.

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Outbreak of English Civil War

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Summer of 1642

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Charles I rules England without Parliament

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1629-1640

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Catherine of Braganza

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1638-1705, Charles II (of England)’s Catholic wife.

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“Pride’s Purge” results in the creation of the Rump Parliament

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1648

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The English Civil War begins

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1642

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The Glorious Revolution brings William and Mary to the throne of England

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1688

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Parliament passes the Clarendon Code

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1661-1665 – reestablished the Church of England, placed restrictions on Roman Catholics and non-Anglican Protestants.

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Reign of King George III (of England)

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1760-1820

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Reign of King James I (of England)

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1603-1625

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The Gunpowder Plot

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November 5, 1605

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The Commonwealth and Protectorate

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1649-1660

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General George Monk

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1608-1670. Moved to restore the monarchy after Richard Cromwell resigned.

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Reign of William III (of England)

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1689-1702

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Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector

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1653

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Naseby

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Victory for the New Model Army in June 1645

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The Scots take Charles I prisoner

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1646

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Reign of King Charles I (of England)

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1625-1649

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Guy Fawkes

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1570-1606

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Scottish revolt against Charles I.

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In 1637, Charles tried to impose Anglicanism in Scotland. In 1638 Scots signed the Solemn League and Covenant to defend Calvinism. Revolted in 1639.

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Charles I calls the Short Parliament into session

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1640

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Parliament passes the Test Act

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1673 – withdrew Charles II’s Declaration of Indulgence and required all officeholders to take oaths of allegiance to and take communion in the Anglican Church.

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Parliament passes the Petition of Right

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1628

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Reign of Mary II (of England)

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1689-1694

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Identify the Petition of Right

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King subject to the law, needed parliamentary approval to levy taxes, declare martial law, etc.

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Charles I is executed

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1649

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The Long Parliament

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Charles defeat at Newburn on the Tyne required that he pay the Scots. Called Parliament November 3, 1640, became the Long Parliament of the English Civil War. Strafford executed May 1641, Laud in 1645.

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Robert Walpole serves as prime minister

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1721-1742

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The Act of Union unites England and Scotland

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1707

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Parliament passes the Bill of Rights

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1689

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Death of Queen Elizabeth

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1603

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Reign of Queen Anne (of England)

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1702-1714

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Richard Cromwell

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1626-1712. Resigned as Lord Protector in May 1659.

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