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