1. England
Parliament and Civil War

2. The War of the Roses
House
of
Tudor
Lancaster York
In 1485, Lancastrian Henry
Tudor, defeats the Yorks at
the Battle of Bosworth Field,
later Henry marries
Elizabeth of York
King Henry VII
of the House of Tudor

3. Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI
1485-1509 1547-53
1509-47
Mary I Elizabeth I
1553-58 1558-1603

4. Elizabeth I
•Greatly loved and successful
•Unified and brought peace after
her sister, “Bloody Mary”
•Brought her kingdom through
threats from Spain, France, and
Scotland
•Died with no direct heir

5. James I
•King of Scotland (since 1567),
became King of England when
Elizabeth died in 1603
•First Monarch to combine the
crown of Scotland, England, &
Ireland
•Thought of himself as a divine
absolute King, ignoring
Parliament
•Jamestown & King
James Bible

6. Charles I
•Like Dad, he believed in divine
right & absolute power
•In 1628, in need of $, he
was forced to open
Parliament, when he did,
they made him sign the
•1640, he needs them again -

7. The English Civil War
•The Long Parliament
moves to reduce the power
of the king
•In 1642, Charles sends his
troop into the house of
Commons to arrest it’s
leaders
• Parliament forces are
known as
• The king’s supporters are
known as

8. •The Long Parliament moves to
reduce the power of the king
•In 1642, Charles sends his
troop into the house of
Commons to arrest it’s
leaders
• Parliament forces are
known as
• The king’s supporters are
known as

9. The English Civil War
•The Cavaliers have early
advantage due to better
discipline
•With the rise of Oliver
Cromwell and his “New
Model Army”, the
Roundheads gain control of
England by 1646
• King Charles I is
executed in 1649

10. Oliver Cromwell
•After the war, England is
declared a Republic, and O.C.
is named -
•O.C. runs the nation under
a very strict Puritan rule
• O.C. persecutes Ireland &
Scotland
• O.C. dies in 1658,
powerful but not popular

11. The Restoration
•Upon Cromwell’s death, and
after years of Puritan rule, the
population had enough
•King Charles’ son is
invited back and crowned
•Cromwell’s body is dug up
and “executed”
• Charles is allowed to rule
as a weak

12. The Glorious Revolution
•1685, Charles II dies, his
Catholic brother James II
becomes King
•When James had a son,
the idea of another Catholic
monarch was too much for
protestants
• James Protestant daughter
Mary and her husband are
“invited” to rule
• James flees, no blood is shed