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Sources of the Democratic tradition

Sources of the Democratic tradition. Democratic Developments in England. FEUDALISM. a loosely organized system of rule in which lords divided landholdings among lesser lords. vassals, pledged service and loyalty to the greater lord. William the Conqueror. 1066 the Battle of Hastings

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Sources of the Democratic tradition

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  1. Sources of the Democratic tradition Democratic Developments in England

  2. FEUDALISM • a loosely organized system of rule in which lords divided landholdings among lesser lords. • vassals, pledged service and loyalty to the greater lord.

  3. William the Conqueror • 1066 the Battle of Hastings • Normans defeat Saxons • William ascended the throne of England.

  4. Medieval Reforms • Henry II 1154-1189 • Trial by Jury • Common Law-legal system based on precedents determined by decisions of royal justices

  5. The Magna Carta 1215 • Nobles rebel against King • John • Limitation of Monarch’s • Power • Power of the Purse • Due Process • 1295 Model Parliament • House of Lords • House of Commons

  6. Henry VIII • King 1509-1547 • Strengthened English monarchy • Removed England from Catholic Church • Quest for an heir

  7. Elizabeth I • Queen 1558-1603 • Made England into world power • Lack of heir led to succession crisis

  8. 1603 Stuart Dynasty • United (Scotland + England) Kingdom • James I-Divine Right of Kings King 1603-1625 • Charles I- King 1625-1649 1628 Petition of Rights • Struggled with Parliament for control of

  9. 1642-1649 English Civil War • Roundheads v Cavaliers • Oliver Cromwell • Execution of Charles I • 1649-1660 The Protectorate

  10. 1660 The Restoration • Monarchy reinstated by Parliament • Charles II King 1660-1685 • James II 1685

  11. The Glorious Revolution-1688 • William and Mary • Constitutional Monarchy

  12. English Bill of Rights • limits power of Kings • Right of Petition • Free Speech • Power of the Purse • Representative Government

  13. England’s Legacy to Democracy • The Rule of Law • Parliamentary Government • Individual Liberties • Constitutional Monarchy

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