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The Tudors The Tudor dynasty ruled England from 14851603 King Henry VIII consulted Parliament Breaking away from the Catholic Church Passing the Act of Supremacy Raising Taxes The Tudors worked closely with Parliament ID: 622425

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Triumph of Parliament in EnglandSlide2

The Tudors

The Tudor dynasty ruled England from 1485-1603

King Henry VIII consulted Parliament

Breaking away from the Catholic ChurchPassing the Act of SupremacyRaising TaxesThe Tudors worked closely with ParliamentSlide3

1603

When Elizabeth I died in 1603, the throne passed to the Stuarts, the ruling family of Scotland

Not as skillful in dealing with Parliament

Asserted their divine right to ruleThe first Stuart monarch, James I, clashed with

Parliament over money and

foreign policy

Also had trouble with the Puritans who wanted to “purify” England against Catholic practicesSlide4

1625-1629

When James I died, his son, Charles I, became king in 1625

Behaved like an absolute monarch

In 1628, he needed Parliament to help him raise taxesParliament forced him to sign the Petition of RightProhibited the king from raising taxes

without Parliament’s consent

In 1629, Charles I dissolved ParliamentSlide5

1640-1653

To get funds to suppress the Scottish rebellion, Charles I had to summon Parliament in 1640

Known as the Long Parliament

Refused to disbandLasted on and off until 1653Slide6

1642

Charles I tried to sent troops in to arrest the rebel leaders of the Long Parliament

Began the English Civil War

Fought between the Cavaliers and the RoundheadsCavaliers- supporters of Charles IWealthy nobles, well-trainedRoundheads- supporters of Oliver Cromwell

Puritans, countrymen

Oliver Cromwell was a skilled generalSlide7

1642-1649

Charles I and his Cavaliers were defeated by Oliver Cromwell and his Roundheads by 1647

Parliament put King Charles I on trial

Condemned him to deathFirst time a ruling monarch has been tried and convicted by his own peopleBeheaded in 1649England was declared a republic led by Oliver CromwellSlide8

Horrible Histories-English Civil WarSlide9

1650s

In the 1650s, the House of Commons abolished the monarchy, the House of Lords, and the Church of England

Declared England a republic known as the Commonwealth, under Oliver Cromwell

Commonwealth was a Puritan societySupporters of Charles II, the uncrowned heir to the throne, lashed out in Ireland and Scotland

Cromwell took harsh measures against them

Cromwell took the title Lord Protector in 1653

Died in 1658Slide10

1660s

After Cromwell died, Puritans lost their grip on England

People were sick of military rule and Puritan ways

In the 1660s, Parliament invited Charles II to return to England from exileThe monarchy was restored in EnglandSlide11

1688-1689

Charles II was a popular ruler, and accepted the Petition of Right

Charles II’s brother, James II, inherited the throne in 1658

In 1688, parliamentary leaders invited his protestant daughter Mary, and her husband William III of Orange to rule England (Glorious Revolution)The new monarchs had to accept the English Bill of RightsEnsured Parliament’s superiority over the king

Reinstated traditional rights like trial by jury

Reaffirmed habeas

corpusGranted religious toleration