HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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passage of the Bill of Rights
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autocratic rule of the king
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implementation of mercantilism
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defeat of the Spanish Armada
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lieutenant-General Oliver Cromwell was a Parliamentary commander during the British Civil Wars and later became Lord Protector. A natural cavalry leader, he played a vital role in Parliament’s victories at the Battles of Marston Moor and Naseby, before leading successful campaigns in Ireland and Scotland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Puritanism, a religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries that sought to “purify” the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery” that the Puritans claimed had been retained after the religious settlement reached early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Detailed explanation-3: -Oliver Cromwell was a staunch Puritan and an enthusiastic fighter for the cause of parliament. When he received the task of reorganizing and strengthening the army in 1645, he began to form what became known as the “New Model Army”.