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- Stop your stupid religion and accept theAnglican prayer book.
- Puritians and Scots
- Scots rebellation
- The king is out of control
- We are going to limit his powers
- Charles offended Puritans by upholding the rituals of the Anglican Church and tried to force the Presbyterian Scots to accept a version of the Anglican prayer book
- The Scots rebelled, assembled a huge army, and threatened to invade England. Charles needed money, money he could get only by calling Parliament into session.
- Oliver Cromwell
- During the autumn of 1641, Parliament passed laws to limit royal power.
- From 1642 to 1649, supporters and opponents of King Charles fought the English Civil War.
- At first, neither side could gain a lasting advantage. However, by 1644 the Puritans found a general who could win, Oliver Cromwell.
- In 1647, they held the king prisoner. In 1649, Cromwell and the Puritans brought Charles to trial for treason against Parliament. They found him guilty and sentenced him to death. Cromwell now held the reins of power.
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