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Introduction Between 1629-1640, the King of England, Charles I ruled England without Parliament. However at this time England and Charles were in a constant state of war so Charles needed Parliament. He recalled Parliament but there were many power conflict between both Parliament and the King and the two sides later went to war. After a few years of battle Parliament were victorious and in 1649 Charles was executed. England became a republic however this lasted only until 1660 when the monarchy was restored. ... Conflict between Parliament and the King Charles I had dissolved the previous (short) Parliament for refusing to fund his war efforts but was forced to summon another in order to raise money to support his war against the Scots. The Long Parliament, which met on November 3, 1640, promptly demanded reform as the price for aid.
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