influence that it had had before Elizabeth I's reign. 9. What were the landmarks in English literature in James I's reign? During James I reign, puritans was given the right to make an official translation of the Bible which was published in 1611. Also, the greatest writers during 17th century, John Bunyan and John Milton were puritans. 10. Why was Charles I beheaded? Charles I was beheaded by the Parliament in1649 because king Charles tried to arrest 5 members of the Parliament and wanted to rule the kingdom without the Parliament. 11. What two disasters took place during Charles II reign? What kind of changes did they bring about? First, in 1664-1666 a plague hit London and southeast-England and secondly, already in 1666 a fire destroyed fifth of the City of London. The new London was built up in remarkebly short time and it was a lot better : it had wider streets,
Thousands of new houses were built, and Christopher Wren constructed St Paul's Cathedral as well as many churches. Stuart London The first Stuart king, James I, came to the throne in 1603. In 1605 a group of men tried to blow up both him and the Houses of Parliament. This Gunpowder Plot failed. In 1625 Charles I came to the throne. Civil war broke out in1642 between supporters of the king and the parliamentary forces, led by Puritan called Oliver Cromwell. Charles I was beheaded in1649 and Britain became a republic known as the Commonwealth. In 1660 the monarchy retuned. Saxons and Vikings Later in the 5th century, Saxons settled just west of Londinium and formed the town of Lundenwic. It was raided by Danish Vikings in the 9th century. Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings in 886 and rebuilt the Roman city. In 1016 the Vikings triumphed again ruled until 1042, when Edward the Confessor took over.
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