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17 th century England

17 th century England. Monarchy Problems. James I (VI of Scotland), 1603-25. Gunpowder Plot 1605 – restore Catholic monarch Guy Fawkes Day – Nov. 5 Golden Age of Elizabethan literature King James Version of Bible – “thou sayest ”. Elizabethan Golden Age of Literature. Shakespeare

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17 th century England

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  1. 17th century England Monarchy Problems

  2. James I (VI of Scotland), 1603-25 • Gunpowder Plot 1605 – restore Catholic monarch • Guy Fawkes Day – Nov. 5 • Golden Age of Elizabethan literature • King James Version of Bible – “thou sayest”

  3. Elizabethan Golden Age of Literature • Shakespeare • John Donne – “Death Be Not Proud” • Ben Jonson – Volpone, burial • Sir Francis Bacon – scientific method, Shakespearean hypothesis, father of jurisprudence

  4. Charles I, 1625-49 • Son of James I, Married Henrietta Maria of France (Bourbon) • Divine Right of Kings • Catholic tendencies • 1645-1647 English Civil War vs. two parliaments • Cavaliers v. Roundheads • Isle of Wight • Cromwell’s New Model Army • 1649 – Executed for treason

  5. The English Commonwealth, 1649-59 • Aka The Interregnum • Monarchy abolished • The Protectorate • Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, deeply Puritan • Invaded Ireland in 1649 • “I shall not..suffer the exercise of the Mass” • “curse of Cromwell upon you” • His portrait in Westminster

  6. The Protectorate, 1653-58 • Cromwell Lord Protector for life • Ability to dissolve parliaments • Cavaliers in Virginia • Falls Church • 1657 – offered crown by parliament

  7. Charles II, 1660-85 • Son of Charles I • Scots declared him king in 1650, Cromwell arrives from Ireland • Fled to Europe following defeats to Cromwell • 1660 - The Restoration, king of England, Scotland and Ireland • Alliance with France, secret promise • Birth of Whigs and Tories • Converted on deathbed

  8. James II (VIII of Scotland), 1685-88 • Catholic, brother of Charles II • Court suspicious of his Catholicism and absolutism • Tories and Whigs • 1688 - Fled when William III of Orange (Dutch) invaded

  9. William and Mary, 1689-94 • Married to James II’s daughter • 1688 - Glorious Revolution • Fear of Catholic dynasty • Asked to invade by parliament • James fled to France • Big hits to Catholicism • Maryland govt.

  10. Queen Anne, 1702-1714 • Acts of Union 1707 – one crown for England/Scotland, Great Britain • War of the Spanish Succession – Austria and France vie for Spanish Crown • Queen Anne’s War – N. Amer. Theater of War of SS • Last of the Stuarts • German cousin succeeded her

  11. George I, 1714-1727 • House of Hanover

  12. George II, 1727-1760 • Son of George I • War of the Austrian Succession 1740-48 • Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War)

  13. George III, 1760-1820 • Grandson of George II • Mental illness • American War of Independence • William Pitt

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