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Chronology of events
Charles I succeeded James I (1625.)
the civil war broke out in 1642
The king was taken prisoner (1647) and Cromwell took control of london
Republic ( Commonwealth)
in 1642 the king was asked to give up his command of armed forces
Puritan age
Restoration
After Cromwell return Charles II (1660-1685)
Catholic
Royal society (nullius in verba)
The Restoration of the monarchy
James II succeded him (1685-1688)
1688 the wife gave birth to a son
a group of Protestant nobles appealed to William of Orange,
he anded with an army in Devon in 1688 and James II fled abroad.
(Cooperation between Crown and Parliament)
The glourios revolution
Mary and William d' Orange became monarchs in 1689.
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Augustan Age
Queen Anne (1665-1714)
succeded her brother-in-law, William III and her sister Mary
Scotland became officially united with England with the
Act of union
of 1707
The first prime minister was the Whig Sir Robert Walpole
who was in power for over twenty years (1721-1742)
From 1726 Walpole was accused of corruption
George I of Hanover died
In 1735 the Whig William Pitt entered Parliament as an opponent of Walpole
He became prime minister in 1766
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (1750)
The american war of indipendence
1766 American declaration of indipendence written by Thomas Jefferson
Treaty of Versailles 1783
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was succeeded by George II (1683-1760)
Modern political parties
in 1900 was formed the Labour Party
in 1988 was formed the Liberal Democrat Party
in 1981 joined with the Social Democratic Party
Other parties include two national parties:
The social Democratic and Labour Party (1970)
Scottish National Party (1934)
the Party of Wales (1925)
the Democratic Unionist (1971)