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First King of Stuart bloodline
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Second Stuart King; son of James I.
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Parliament forces Charles I to sign the Petition of Right, which gives Parliament a say on taxation. Charles I dissolved Parliament immediately afterward.
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Charles I and Archbishop William Laud force Angelican Prayer Book on Scotland; Scottish revolt.
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Charles I needed Parliament to raise funds to crush Scottish rebellion
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During this era, Parliament could not be dissolved unless it came to a unanimous agreement to do so by its members.
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War fought between Charles I'st supporters, known as Cavaliers, and the army of Parliament,called the Roundheads.
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The Scots handed Charles I over to Parliament. He was imprisoned in Holdenby House, Northamptonshire
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One of the most famous beheadings in history, for this is the first time a monarch of any country is executed by their own people.
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Period when England was an oligarchy instead of a monarchy.
Pax Quaeritur Bello: Peace is sought through war -
Act of the Settlement of Ireland passed; imposed penalties including death and land confiscation against participants and bystanders of the Irish Rebellion of 1641
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Oliver Cromwell, Captain-General of the forces of England, Scotland and Ireland, shall be, and is hereby declared to be, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging, for his life.
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The English Parliament resolved to proclaim Charles king and invite him to return, a message that reached Charles at Breda on 8 May 1660
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The monarchy is permanently set on a path of decline.
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James wanted to proceed quickly to the coronation, and was crowned at Westminster Abbey
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Bloodless overthrow of James II
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