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The long arc of change

The long arc of change

Timeline showing the shift from royal prerogative toward parliamentary monarchy, with key events from Charles I's accession in 1625 to the Act of Settlement in 1701 Between 1625 and 1701, Britain moved through personal monarchy, civil war, republic, Protectorate, Restoration and constitutional settlement. The main story is a shift away from unchecked royal prerogative toward a monarchy that had to work with Parliament.

Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level History Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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