Comprehensive Notes on the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution

The fundamental causes of the war were rooted in three key areas: money, authority, and religion.
A significant point of contention regarding money involved the King's need for financial support. To obtain more money, the King was required to sign the pedition of rights; however, he did not sign it.

The war was fought between two opposing sides: the Cavaliers and the Round heads (also referred to once as Boundheads).
- Cavaliers: This faction supported the King.
- Round heads: This faction supported the parliamen.
Oliver Cromwell served as the leader of the Round heads.
The Boundheads emerged victorious in the conflict.
Following their victory, the Round heads publicly beheaded the King, which was recorded as the $1^{st}$ ever public beheading of a monarch.

After the conclusion of the war, a commonwealth was created.
The governance of this commonwealth was characterized as a military dictatorship.
Oliver Cromwell led the state during this period and is noted for having "took all the fun away."

The Restoration occurred in the year $1660$ .
Charles II held the throne during this time and was known as the "Merry Monarch."
Under his leadership, he restored england.
In a diplomatic interaction, Louis XVI informed Chares II that they all houd to be chathic in order to receive money.

The glorious Revolution involved the encouragement of William of orange to invade and take over the country.
William of orange was the ruler of the netherlands.
William was married to mary, who was one of the James $11$ dallghters.

The english bill of rights was established in $1689$ .
The primary function of this document was to place limits on the power of the king or queen.
Historical legal foundations mentioned include the Magna carta, associated with the date $1260$ .