| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Stuart Monarchs | England 17th century |
| Anglican settlement | "Via Media" extremists are angry |
| Cultural Golden age | Shakespeare, other stuff |
| Parliament | House of Lords&House of Commons |
| House of Lords | nobility- hereditary or appointed |
| House of Commons | representative of the people, elected but few could vote, usually puritan |
| James I | originally king of scotts, next in line, seen as outside, believes in divine right of Kings, upsets parliment |
| Guy Fawkes | "Gun powder plot" Catholic extremist who tries to blow up parliment |
| The Hampton Court Conference | Puritans formally complaining to James, rejected and they sail to Plymouth |
| Spain | James first makes peace, then tries to go to war, parliament says yes but give us our power back |
| Charles I | Conflict with Parliament, calls them because needs money for war against France and Spain |
| The Petition of Right | King can't levy taxes without parliament, Can't quarter troops, No Marshall law Charles Signs but breaks it and dissolves parliament |
| Scottish Revolt | Presbyterian vs. Anglican System |
| Short Parliament | gives money against the revolt but wants power in return |
| Battle of Newburn | Scotts defeat the English |
| William Laud | Archbishop of Canterbury, scotts don't like him, make book of common prayer mandatory |
| Edward Coke | Duke of Buckingham, adviser of Charles I |
| English Civil War | Parliamentarians (Round heads) vs. Royalists (Cavaliers) |
| John Pym | Leader of the Round Heads |
| Colonel Pride's Purge | brings soldiers into parliament and purges everyone loyal to Cromwell |
| Rump Parliment | Created by Cromwell, executes Charles I |
| Interregnum | 1649-1659 time between kings |
| Oliver Cromwell | Puritan, becomes lord Protectorate |
| The commonwealth | government between Lord Protectorate and parliament, won't adhere to the puritan views of Cromwell |
| The Protectorate | Cromwell become like dictator, won't dissemble the army, disbands parliament, goes until Cromwell dies |
| Barebones Parliament | parliament of strictly Cromwell followers |
| Richard Cromwell | Son, gives up throne |
| The restoration | Charles II becomes king |
| The Claredon Code | Series of Laws passed by parliament-declares England as Anglican |
| The treaty of Dover | Charles II allies with Louis XIV against the Dutch, |
| The Declaration of Indulgence | Suspended laws against Roman catholics and non conformists |
| The Test Act | All officials must swear to be anglican |
| The Popish Plot | Plot to Kill Charles II through his wife, people executed |
| Titus Oats | Made the Popish plot up |
| James II | Catholic, Divine Right, follows Louis' example, people hate him |
| Glorious Revolution | William III of Orange and Mary kick out James and become King and Queen, no fighting |
| The Bill of Rights | Limited powers to Monarchy and guaranteed civil liberties to the privelaged |
| The Act of Settlement | English Crown will pass to th protestant House of Hanover in Germany |
| Queen Anne | Last Stuart |
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