4e ; Chapter 1 : revolutions in England during the 17th century

Stuart England: How did England become a limited monarchy?

Important dates :

1642 : beginning of the Civil War

1649 : trial and execution of Charles I + beginning of the Commonwealth

1653 : Cromwell became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth

1658 : Oliver Cromwell’s death

1660 : Restoration

1679 : the Habeas Corpus Act

1688 : Glorious revolution

1689 : Bill of Rights + Toleration Act

+ The dates of the reign of the kings or the queens of England from 1603 to 1714

What you must be able to explain :

-          Why there was a Civil war from 1642 to 1649.

-          Why monarchy was restored in 1660.

-          What is the Habeas Corpus about.

-          Why there was a revolution in 1688 and why it is called ‘the Glorious revolution’.

-          What is the Bill of rights about.

-          Who were Newton, Halley, Hooke.