16 août 1645 - English Civil War (1640-1659)

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Those Puritans who remain in England are unhappy with the rule of King
(Puritan Rebellion) Charles I. They want political power to go with their new economic power.
The Puritans, who are anti-King, go to war against the Anglicans who are proking.
Oliver Cromwell leads the Puritans to victory over the Anglican. The
Puritans take power in England and execute King Charles I (1649). Cromwell
rules as “Lord Protectorate” of England through the use of martial law (military
rule). Theater, alcohol, dancing and other worldly pleasures are forbidden to the
English public during the period of Puritan rule. The Protestant ethic becomes
law during this period. The English monarchy is eventually restored in 1660
when Charles II -son of the executed Charles I - is placed on the throne of
England and the Puritans lose their power over the nation.