England
# Early 17th century
BUT…
- regular parliament
- no regular army (protected by English channel)
- Anglican Church
- 100 years War → textile industry developed
- (16th c) discoveries → manufactories
- early capitalism
- entrepreneurs
- wage workers
- gentry
- early capitalism
- colonies: North America
# the Stuarts
1603 - 1688
# James I
# Charles I
1640 - parliament called for military funding
Conditions for funding
- regular parliament
- votes on
- laws
- taxes
- soldiers
dictatorship collapses with the death of Cromwell → Charles II invited back