History 2705E Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Puritans, Contract Theory, Scientific Revolution
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James i succeeds elizabeth i: charles i succeeds james i in 1625, known for being shy, tended to go against grain, religious issues, rise of puritanism. Charles i: needs money to run country, forces loan on landowners in england, but without parliamentary approval, angers many. Forces charles to go to parliament for tax. Charles, however, again, dissolves parliament in 1629: protests, "eleven years of tyranny" English civil war: starts in 1642, parliamentarians (roundheads) vs. monarchy (cavaliers, charles refuses to negotiate, economically stable support parliament; agricultural regions support king, religion features prominently too. English civil war: scotland sides with parliament, unites religiously different against anglican king, battle of marston moor, july 1644, royal defeat. Oliver cromwell: cromwell maintains his independence, charles escapes, flees to isle of wight in. England under cromwell: cromwell becomes leader, crushes irish uprising, waged wars against the dutch and spanish, stages coup against parliament, names himself lord protector.
