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Elizabeth I
She ruled for 44 years without an heir. -
Elizabeth I Death
She died in 1603 after 44 on the throne. -
James I
Became King when Elizabeth I died. -
James I
He survived the Gunpowder Plot assassination. -
Charles I
Signed the Petition of Right, which limits rights of the king. -
Charles I
After dissolving parliament, a Civil-War started. -
Oliver Cromwell
Had Charles I executed -
Oliver Cromwell
He ruled as a military dictator -
Charles II
Exiled to France during Cromwells rule -
Charles II
He restored the monarch after Cromwells death -
James II
Struggles with Parliament -
James II
Overthrown in the Glorious Revolution, "peaceful" -
William & Mary
Offered the throne by Parliament.
Shared power with the Parliament. -
Williams & Mary
Mary is James II daughter
During there rule they began a constitutional monarchy