https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj Made with magic en-us 2020-10-23 03:12:46 UTC 2026-01-16 16:52:30 UTC hello@padlet.com aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854896327 Upon James I’s death, Charles I took power, aiming to control the growing tension created by his father’s attempts to unify the British Isles ]]> 2020-10-23 03:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854896327 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854905129 Charles I signs the Petition of Right, which says that the King can not raise taxes without Parliament’s consent. However, he proceeded to immediately disband Parliament after this, and not call them back.]]> 2020-10-23 03:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854905129 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854908547 William Laud, Charles I’s Archbishop of Canterbury, harasses Puritans and other religious minorities all over Great Britain. He orders torturing of critics and implements Anglican policy with an iron fist. The Scottish Presbyterians tire of the constant religious harassment, and they revolt against Charles I and invade England.]]> 2020-10-23 03:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854908547 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854923329 When the Scotts invade, Charles I calls back Parliament in an attempt to have them rally behind him in the face of the revolt. However, Parliament seizes this opportunity. They pass the Triennial Act, making it so parliament has to convene at least every three years, stopping a monarch from abusing their power like that again. They also mandated that Parliament could be dissolved only by the members’ consent. This marked the beginning of the Long Parliament, as due to Parliament taking necessary measures, it was not disbanded until 1660 by member agreement.]]> 2020-10-23 03:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854923329 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854926350 Once Charles began to order Parliamentary arrests due to their actions to secure power, people quickly began taking the side of either Parliament or the King, and Civil War broke out. Oliver Cromwell, a General and statesman, leads the Parliamentary side.]]> 2020-10-23 03:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854926350 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854928956 The Cavaliers (those loyal to the king) fought against the Roundheads (those supporting Parliament) and their advanced and modern New Model Army, which was led by Cromwell with devastating force. Cromwell led his forces into Catholic Ireland and this culminated in the Drogheda Massacre, when Cromwell and his forces demolished the town of Drogheda and it’s people in an attempt to force them under Puritan and Parliamentary control and end their Catholic resistance. ]]> 2020-10-23 03:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854928956 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854931827 Due to the overwhelming force and support of the Roundheads, they were able to win the English Civil War and take King Charles I into custody. Cromwell and his followers had Charles I executed, and purged the Parliament of all members who opposed trying the King for treason, leaving behind a new Parliament coined the Rump Parliament.]]> 2020-10-23 03:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854931827 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854935757 Oliver Cromwell takes power over England in the absence of the king, and begins to rule his new Republic with somewhat of an iron first, shaping England into more of a military dictatorship. Under his leadership, he led The Protectorate, his new republic containing England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland]]> 2020-10-23 03:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854935757 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854940003 Under Cromwell’s leadership, people began to get frustrated. They were frustrated with Cromwell’s authoritarian tendencies, his intolerance of religion, and many of the factions which worked together to fight for the Roundheads began to argue amongst themselves again. ]]> 2020-10-23 03:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854940003 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854944390 In the midst of widespread chaos and disagreement due to Cromwell, he dies. This leaves England in a state of shock, and Civil War again seems imminent. However, having seen the turmoil of Cromwell’s leadership, the English Parliament summons Charles II, Charles I’s son, to rule England. The monarchy was reinstated, and it became known as The Restoration.]]> 2020-10-23 03:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854944390 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854956217 Charles II was no doubt more well liked than his father. He was interested in arts and culture, and was much more of a people-pleasing king than his father was. However, hardships such as plague outbreaks and the Great London Fire presented many great hardships. Also, Charles II began testing religious tolerance and loosening restrictions on Catholics and other religious minorities. However, Parlimanet felt threatened and wanted to uphold the Chruch of England, so they passed The Test Act. It mandated that if one was not loyal to the Church of England they could not hold public office. ]]> 2020-10-23 04:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854956217 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854958656 James II, Charles II’s Catholic brother, took the throne upon Charles II’s death. This greatly alarmed Parliament due to his religion, and it scared them even more when his wife had a son, producing an heir. Many had hostile feelings for James II, and eventually his military lost their loyalty to him as well. This caused him to flee to France, and Parliament took it as an abdication.]]> 2020-10-23 04:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854958656 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854965713 Upon James II’s fleeing, Parliament summoned his daughter Mary and her spouse William to inhabit the monarchy. William and Mary accepted, however Parliament had them agree to rule under the provisions of the English Bill of Rights first. With that, the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy was complete, and this course of events became known as the Glorious Revolution to convey this.]]> 2020-10-23 04:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854965713 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854970668 2020-10-23 04:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854970668 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854971363 2020-10-23 04:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854971363 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854972758 2020-10-23 04:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854972758 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854974602 2020-10-23 04:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854974602 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854984505 2020-10-23 04:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854984505 aydenmackenzie https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854988374 2020-10-23 04:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aydenmackenzie/6zbnwgdtx77b79kj/wish/854988374