Download - England and the Glorious Revolution Parliament Limits the English Monarchy Chapter 5 Section 5
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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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Elizabeth I
• 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.