ity,theenglishddleclasses
usedthehouseofnsastheirfirstlineofdefenceagainstthisabuseoftheroyalpoo
giveinandthekingsentparliantaboutitsownbusinesselevenlongyears,charlesiruledaloneheleviedtaxesostpeopleregardedasillegalandhenagedhisbritishkingdosifithadbeenhisoryestatehehadcapableassistantsandustsaythathehadtheurageofhisnvictions
unfortunately,insteadofassuringhielfofthesupportofhisfaithfulsttishsubjects,charlesbecainvolvedinaquarreluchagainsthis
forcedbyhisneedforreadycash,charles
lastobligedtooreittin
aprilof1640andshoperitwasdissolved
afeentnvenedinnoveer
thisoneeers
understoodthatthequestionof``goventbydivinerightor``goventbyparliantstbefoughtout
forgoodandalltheyattackedthekinginhischiefuncillorsandexetheyannouncedthat
theyselvestobedissolvedhouttheir
ober1,1641,theypresented
tothekinga``grandrenstranceailed
aanygrievancesofthepeopleagainsttheirruleresupportforhisoy
intheuntrydistricts,leftlondoninjanuaryof1642eachsideorganisedanarandpreparedforopenweentheabsolutepohecroheabsolutepower
ofparliantduringthisstruggle,thestpowerfulreligiouselentofengland,calledthepuritans,theywereanglicansost
absolutelits,entsof
``godlyn,ndedbyolivercrotheir
irondisciplineandtheirprofoundnfidenceintheholinessoftheirai,soonbeyofthe
oppositiontedafterthebattle
ofnaseby,in1645,hefledtostlandthest
totheenglish
therefollorigueandanuprising
ofthestchpresbyteriansagainsttheenglishpuritaninaugustoftheyear1648afterthethreedaysbattleofprestonpans,crodeanendtothissendcivilwar,andtookedinburghaniredoffurther
talkandedhoursofreligiousdebate,haddecidedtoactontheiroovedfroarliantall
thoseagreehtheiroanviehereupon
the``ru,ent,
accusedthekingofhightreasonthehouseoflordsrefusedtositasatribunalaspecialtribunaledanditndeedthekingtodeathonthe30thofjanuaryoftheyear1649,kingcharleslyoutofawindowofehallontothescaffoldthatday,thesovereignpeople,actingthroughtheirchosenrepresentatives,forthefirsttiexecutedarulerounderstandhisown
positioninthedestate
theperiodhedeathofcharlesisusually
firsttheunofficialdictator
ofengland,headelordprotectorintheyear
1653heruledfiveyearsheusedthisperiodtontinuethepoliorebecathearch
eneofenglandandadeanational
andsacredissue
therceofenglandandtheinterestsofthetradershingelse,andtheprotestantcreedof
thestrictestnatureaintainedinintaining
englandspositionabroad,croessfulasa
soer,hoheworldis
deupofanuerofpeopleandtheyrarelythinkalikeinthelongrun,thisseeaveryent
ofandbyandforonesinglepartoftheentirenitycannotpossiblysurvivethepuritanshadbeenagreatforceforgoodheytriedtorrecttheabuseoftheroyalpoe
intolerable
atterforthe
stuartstoretutotheiroldkingdoindeed,theywereedas``deliverersbythepeoplehe
yokeoftheekpuritansquiteashardtobearasthatofautocratickingcharlesprovidedthestuartsoforget
aboutthedivinerightoftheirlateandlantedfatherandent,the
peopleprosedthattheyhfulsubjects
takeasuccessofthisneent
butthestuartsapparentlyhadnotleaedtheirlessonandodroptheirbadhabitscharlesii,
ebackintheyear1660,iablebuthless
personhisindolenceandhisnstitutionalinsistenceuponfolloheeasiesturse,togetherhhisnspicuoussuccessasaliar,preventedanopenoutbreakbetselfandhispeoplebytheaityin1662hebrokethe
poen
froheirparishesbythesocallednventicleactof1664hetriedtopreventthedissentersfrottendingreligiousetingsbyathreatofdeportationtotheindiesthislookedtoochlikethegoodolddaysofdivinerightpeoplebegantoshopatience,
andparliantsuddenlyexperienceddifficultyinprovidingthekinghfunds
sinoneyfronunent,
charlesborrohisneighbourandusin
kinglouisoffrancehebetrayedhisprotestantalliesinretufor200,000poundsperyear,andlaughedatthepoorsiletonsofparliant
enocindependencesuddenlygavethekinggreatfaithinhisoanyyearsofexileang
hiscatholicrelationsandhehadasecretlikingfortheirreligionperhapsheuldbringenglandbaehe
passedadeclarationofindulgenceheold
lathecatholicsanddissentersthishappenedjustese
aaninthestreet
peoplebegantofearsoterriblepopishplotaneofunrestenteredthelandstofthepeopleedtopreventanotheroutbreakofcivilroyaloppression
andacatholic
