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The exception to absolutism: england

The exception to absolutism: england. HWH UNIT 2 CHAPTER 4.3. A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION. 1603: Elizabeth dies 1642-1649: Civil War 1649-1660: Monarchy abolished 1660-1688: Monarchy again 1688: Glorious Revolution Parliament made superior to the king.

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The exception to absolutism: england

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  1. The exception to absolutism: england HWH UNIT 2 CHAPTER 4.3

  2. A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION • 1603: Elizabeth dies • 1642-1649: Civil War • 1649-1660: Monarchy abolished • 1660-1688: Monarchy again • 1688: Glorious Revolution • Parliament made superior to the king

  3. England has issues in the 17th century! • End of the Tudor Dynasty (ruled since 1485) • Religious Issues • What will the Church of England’s beliefs and practices be? • Power Struggle • Parliament wants more authority over the king (or queen)

  4. James I (r. 1603-1625) • First of the Stuart dynasty • Believed in Divine Right absolutism • Immediately at odds with Parliament • Taxes • Religious Issues • Anglican, but intolerant • Upset Puritans

  5. Charles I (r. 1625-1649) • Petition of Right (1628) • Rules without Parliament, 1629-1640 • The Long Parliament (1640-1653) • Refused to grant Charles new taxes • Revolt in Scotland

  6. Civil war, 1642-1649 • 1642: Charles tried to arrest leaders of Parliament • STRICTLY ILLEGAL • Parliament forms an army • Cavaliers vs. Roundheads

  7. Cavaliers vs. roundheads CAVALIERS ROUNDHEADAS • FOR PARLIAMENT • MIDDLE CLASS • MANY PURITANS • FOR THE KING • NOBILITY • ANGLICANS

  8. Execution of charles I, 1649

  9. The interregnum, 1649-1660 The Commonwealth The Protectorate • 1653-1660 • Direct rule by Oliver Cromwell (d.1658) • “Lord Protector” • Puritan dictatorship • No parliament • 1649-1653 • Rule by parliament • Imposed Puritan ideas • Crushed Ireland

  10. Charles ii (r. 1660-1685) and the restoration • Very popular • Had Catholic sympathies • Idolized Louis XIV • Married a French woman • Smart enough not to challenge Parliament

  11. James ii (r. 1685-1688) and the glorious revolution of 1688 • James II was overtly Catholic • William and Mary • The Glorious Revolution of 1688 • The English Bill of Rights • Parliament is superior to the king • King must call Parliament • Only Parliament can tax • Catholics banned from office

  12. Constitutional government • Limited (or Constitutional) Monarchy • Political Parties • Whigs • Tories • The Cabinet System • Prime Minister • Robert Walpole • NOT DEMOCRACY

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