England and the Glorious RevolutionParliament Limits the English Monarchy

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Elizabeth I (1533-1603)

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Elizabeth I

• English queen• Early life/background– Daughter of Henry VIII and second wife Anne

Boleyn – Grew up in the midst of the Protestant

Reformation in England– Took over the throne in time of turmoil after

Catholic sister Mary died.

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Elizabeth I

• Achievements– Brought together England after religious turmoil -

temporarily reconciled different protestants and catholics– English golden age• Ex. Shakespeare

– Valued the loyalty and dedication of her subjects - to keep peace

– Beat Spanish Armada (1588)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl3stf20X10

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• Legacy– “Virgin Queen” since she never married– England at a high point and developing world

power– Crown passed to cousin the Stuarts (James I and

Charles I) who did not believe in compromising with the Puritans in Parliament

– Led later to a civil war (1642-1649) and brief overthrow of the monarchy

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Bloodless Revolution in EnglandTimeline- the struggle between King and Parliament

• 1603 – James I takes the throne in England• 1629 – Charles I dissolves Parliament• 1642 – English Civil War begins• 1649 – Charles I is executed at the end of the Civil War: Oliver

Cromwell sets up dictatorship and rules England• 1660 - Parliament brings back the monarchy: Charles II is

crowned king (the Restoration)• 1688 – The Glorious Revolution takes place – bloodless

overthrow of James II• 1689 – Parliament passes the English Bill of Rights. A

constitutional monarchy is established which laws limit the monarch’s power.