| A | B |
|---|
| Charles I | his insistence on raising taxes without Parliament's approval led to the English Revolution |
| Elizabeth I | SHE brought back Protestantism & made England into a NAVAL power - "Golden Age" occurred during her reign |
| Henry VIII | he split England from Catholicism to Protestantism & had the Bible translated into English |
| King John | he was forced to sign the Magna Carta - ending Absolute Monarchy in England |
| Oliver Cromwell | he ruled England as military leader after winning the English Revolution with the Roundheads |
| Spanish Armada | an attempt to make England Catholic - it backfired - England now ruled the seas/ocean |
| William of Orange | a Dutchman - brought to England so it remained Protestant |
| absolutism | another term for Absolute Monarchy |
| Absolute Monarchy | it means total power of the king |
| Glorious Revolution | so named because King James II (a Catholic fled England) without a fight & England goes Protestant once & for all |
| hereditary | passed down from father to eldest son |
| Parliament | the English/British version of the US Congress |
| Magna Carta | a document which ended Absolute Monarchy in England |
