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The civil war started from 1642 and ended in 1648, claiming the lives of 1 in 10 men from England. The war broke out forty years after the death of Elizabeth I, who had managed to rule England well. But the real problems came with the coming of Charles I of England, (second son of James VI of Scotland).
During the reign of different monarchies the power of parliament had increased and in those times it was ordinary from the king to rule with parliament. However, Charles believed in the rite of kings, which is a political and religious doctrine stating the kings power comes from God and it is only the kings duty to rule the country. This definitely angered Parliament as it was taking away some of their power. He had also married Henrietta Maria, a French Catholic princess. This was not a good choice as at this time the country was still Protestant, reflecting badly upon Charles.
Charles then appointed a man named Laud as his Archbishop. He thought that people would feel closer......

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