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Age of Absolutism Part B

Age of Absolutism Part B. How did Charles I (the 2 nd Stuart King) end up losing his head? Charles I came into conflict with the House of Commons (a chamber in the English Parliament) which was full of Calvinist Puritans who did not like Charles’ tax policies

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Age of Absolutism Part B

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  1. Age of AbsolutismPart B

  2. How did Charles I (the 2nd Stuart King) end up losing his head? • Charles I came into conflict with the House of Commons (a chamber in the English Parliament) which was full of Calvinist Puritans who did not like Charles’ tax policies • Over time, a series of Parliament vs. King controversies would lead to the English Civil War and the execution (beheading) of Charles I 2. What were some of their other objections • They also objected to his Catholic wife

  3. 3. What was the basic course of the English Civil War? • By 1642, Charles and his Royalist supporters (Cavaliers) went to war with Parliament and its supporters (The Roundheads). • Under the leadership of the Puritan, Oliver Cromwell, the Roundheads won 4. What initially became of Charles I? • He was imprisoned

  4. 5. In 1649, what happened to Charles I? • In 1649, Parliament tried and executed King Charles I by beheading 6. What became of Oliver Cromwell? • He ultimately overthrew Parliament, and for a time, ruled England as a Puritan dictator

  5. 7. After Cromwell died, what came back? • The English monarchy (The Restoration) 8. Who was the the Restoration King? • Charles II (a son of Charles I) 9. Who was the last Stuart king of England? • James II (1685-1688)

  6. 10. How did James II’s reign as King of England end? • He was forced out during the so-called Glorious Revolution 11. What religion was James II? • Catholic 12. What was the so-called Glorious Revolution? • The replacement of the Catholic James II with a new king, William of Orange, a Protestant

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