AP European History / Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
Notes
Conflict between Stuart kings and Parliament led to the English Civil War (1642–1651), the execution of Charles I, and Cromwell's rule. The Glorious Revolution (1688) replaced James II with William and Mary; the English Bill of Rights (1689) limited the monarchy.
Practice
The English Bill of Rights (1689):
Constitutional monarchy.
Oliver Cromwell led:
Lord Protector.
The Glorious Revolution was "glorious" because:
1688.
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