1. Why did Peter the Great feel the need to westernize Russia?
Bell Ringer
Why did Peter the Great feel the need to westernize Russia?

2. Parliament Limits the English Monarchy
5.5

3. Monarchs Defy Parliament
1603: King James I becomes king of England and Scotland
Never made Puritan reforms to please Puritan Parliament members
1625: Charles I becomes king
1628: Parliament forces him to sign Petition of Right
Insinuated that law was above king
1637: Tries to force Anglican Church on Puritans (almost causes war)
1641: Parliament limits his power

4. English Civil War
: Supporters (Royalists) and opponents (Puritans) of Charles fought
1647: Puritan general, Oliver Cromwell/New Model Army captured Charles
1649: Publicly executed Charles
Abolished monarchy
Cromwell becomes a military dictator
Favored religious toleration – except for Catholics

5. Oliver Cromwell
Charles I

6. Restoration and Revolution
1660: Charles II and Parliament return – called Restoration
Passed habeas corpus – law that prevents a monarch from putting someone in jail “just because”
1685: James II (Catholic) becomes king
Dissolved Parliament
Parliament urged his daughter, Mary (Protestant), and her husband, William (Protestant – Neth) to overthrow him to save Protestantism
Called the Glorious Revolution

7. Limit on Monarch’s Power
William and Mary set up a constitutional monarchy
Laws limit ruler’s power
1689: Drafted a Bill of Rights – defined things a ruler could not do