Stuart Line of Monarchs: Backdrop to colonization of North America
James I (r. 1603-1625)
Settlement of Jamestown (1607)
Puritans flee to the Netherlands (1608)
Charles I (r. 1625-1642)
James I is succeeded by his son Charles I in 1625. Charles hated Puritans even more than his father. Accordingly,
Puritans began to lose hope of reforming the Anglican Church; in fact, many of them fled for their lives.
Nearly 50,000 Puritans will leave England between 1620 and 1640
English Civil War -1642-1651
A series of armed conflicts and political problems between that pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament.
The English Civil War led to the trial and execution of Charles I, the exile of his son, Charles II.
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Oliver Cromwell - 1649-1658
Restoration Colonies
Once the monarchy was restored under Charles II, however, colonization resumed.
The Restoration Colonies were all proprietorship's granted by Charles to men who had helped him reclaim the throne.
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