Triumph of English Parliament

  • 1485

    England was ruled by Tudor monarchs

  • Elizabeth I dies

  • Charles I inherits the throne

    Charles I inherits the throne
  • Charles summons Parliament in need to raise taxes

  • Charles dissolves Parliament

  • Charles and Laud tried to impose the Angelic prayer book on Scotland

  • Charles summons Parliament again

  • English Civil War began

    English Civil War began
  • Cromwell was in the hands of parliamentary forces

  • Charles I is executed

  • English Civil War ended

  • Parliament passes new law

  • 1640 parliament becomes known as the Long Parliament

  • Cromwell takes the title "Lord Protector"

    Cromwell takes the title "Lord Protector"
  • Oliver Cromwell dies

  • Parliament invites Charles II back

  • James II inherits the throne

  • Mary and her husband are invited to be English leaders

    Mary and her husband are invited to be English leaders
  • William and Mary must pass tasks known as the English Bill of Rights

  • Toleration Act limits religious freedom

  • British throne is passed to George I

  • Ways of living change