For a time, he was the teacher of the Prince of Wales, later Charles II. ... Elizabeth I was a fruitful queen and she brought peace to country through giving some rights to the parliament; nevertheless, after Elizabeth I, James I came to the throne and tried to restore absolutism. ... In 1660 the monarchy was restored: Charles II, son of Charles I, who had been living in France, returned. ... James II became king in 1685. In 1688 William of Orange was invited from Holland by representatives of the Parliament to replace James II; this was the "Glorious Revolution". ...

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Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I all believed in absolute monarchy. ... Charles II is restored as monarchy, but religious tolerance remains. ... England, immediately after the expulsion of James II, joined William III's coalition of France. ... Charles II, a senile man as the result of inbreeding of the Hapsburg family, was expected to die shortly. ... But in Charles II's will upon his it was revealed he wished Spain to remain both intact and to go to Louis XIV's grandson (who was Philip V). ...

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• Grade Level: High School