The Virgin Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603

The “Virgin Queen” Elizabeth I died in 1603 without an heir after 44 years on the throne. 1. What do think the process was for finding the next King or Queen of England? 2. What conflicts might arise?

James I a) Becomes King when Elizabeth I dies b) Fights with Parliament over taxes & money c) Founds Jamestown colony d) Survives the Gunpowder Plot assassination attempt

Charles I a) Struggles with Parliament b) Signs the Petition of Right - limits rights of the king c) After dissolving parliament, a Civil War against the armies of Parliament d) Executed for treason

Oliver Cromwell a) Puritan army general b) Abolishes the monarchy c) Rules as a military dictator d) Has Charles I executed

a) Rule by the “Rump” Parliament b) Puritan reforms for the “nation’s morals” c) Religious toleration for the 1 st time

Charles II a) Exiled to France during Cromwell’s rule b) Restores the monarchy after Cromwell’s death c) Dissolves parliament d) Known as the “Merry Monarch”

James II a) Brother of Charles II b) Roman Catholic, which upset Protestants in England c) Struggles with Parliament d) Overthrown in the Glorious Revolution – “peaceful”

William & Mary a) Offered the throne by Parliament b) Mary is James II daughter c) Begins a Constitutional Monarchy d) Share power with Parliament

1. What was Oliver Cromwell’s religion? 2. What was his job before he took power in England? 3. Why do you think he was able to overthrow the English monarchy?