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Two issues that avoided conflict under Elizabeth I,
but came to head under James I |
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the relationship b/w crown and parliament
Calvinists v. Church of England |
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| James I's view on the monarchy |
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| he should have divine right, was only responsible to God |
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| House of Lords' view on King James I |
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Generally supported him
(except for his extreme claims) |
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| House of Commons view on King James I |
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| Demanded a role in government, which James wasn't really giving them |
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He was very strongly Anglican
Thought the Presbyterian/Calvinist/Puritanist system of church government threatend his power
Refused to make any concessions to them |
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Catholics were angry when King James I relaxed and then (scared of a resurgence) quickly reimposed restrictions on Catholics
Several extremists including Guy Fawkes plotted to blow up Parliament the next time it met.
(it didn't work) |
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| James I on Foreign Policy |
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He sought to conduct foreign affairs without the Parliament & wanted to establish an alliance with Catholic Spain
this provoked opposition |
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During Charles I's reign
Basically said King was subject to law
Parliament's bill that stated the king couldn't levy taxes without approval, couldn't impose forced loans on subjects, couldn't declare martial law in peacetime, couldn't imprison citizens without trial, or couldn't quarter troops in private homes |
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| Charles I's attitude towards Parliament |
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Ignored them, pretty much--ruled on his own
Believed, like James I, in divine right |
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Strict Anglican
Enlisted William Laud to enforce strict observance and drive Puritans away
Didn't really enforce anti-Catholicism (his wife was Catholic) |
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| supported by Charles I in his effort to enforce strict observance of Anglicanism and drive out Puritanism |
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Solemn League and Covenant
(1638) |
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| Signed by Scottish peasants, pledging to defend the Calvinist religion. A result of Charles I ordering the use of Anglican worship in Presbyterian areas of Scotland |
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called in April 1640 because King Charles I needed money to supress the Scots' revolution
demanded concessions from the King, so he dissolved it three weeks later |
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Called in late 1640, because King Charles I needed money to pay the Scots, who had defeated him
Passed acts limiting the kings power
Wasn't disolved for 13 years |
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| After the Scots revolted and beat king Charles's army, he agreed to pay them 850 pounds a day in this treaty |
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Earl of Strafford/
Archbishop William Laud |
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| Enforced strict Anglican practices with the support of Charles I |
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Broke out summer 1642;
King Charles I vs. His Opponents |
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| King Charles's Parliamentary opponents |
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| the Royalists during the British Civil War in 1942 |
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New Model Army/
The Ironsides |
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| Army organized by Oliver Cromwell to defeat King Charles I and the Cavaliers |
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Thomas Pride's troops excluded ninety-six moderate Presbyterians from the House of Commons;
part of the conflict between moderate and radical Parliament after King Charles I had been taken prisoner |
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| Parliament, after the capture of King Charles I and Prides Purge, that voted to abolish the monarchy, the Anglican churhc, and the House of Lords in England |
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The Commonwealth
(1649-1653) |
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One-house parliament after the English Civil War
Led by Oliver Cromwell |
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| Cromwell's Religious Policy |
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Strict Puritan
No dancing, no theaters, etc. |
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| Cromwell's Foreign Policy |
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Established control over Scotland
Crushed revolt in Ireland
Had war with Holland and Spain, won |
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Oliver Cromwell dissolved Parliament and took this title;
one-man rule supported by the army |
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Succeeded Oliver Cromwell, bad @ politics, resigned
(then the monarchy was put back into place) |
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Gereal George Monk
(1608-1670) |
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| moved to restore the monarchy in England after Richard Cromwell resigned |
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Monarchy is put back into place after the death of Oliver and resignation of Richard Cromwell
The new monarch is King Charles II |
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| Charles II's approach toward the throne |
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| Avoided conflict by not reestablishing absolutism and being somewhat peaceful with Parliament |
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| Reestablished the Church of England with the Clarendon Code |
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| Charles II reestablished the Church of England; placed restrictions on non-Anglicans, known as dissenters or Nonconformists |
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Declaration of Indulgence
(1666) |
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King Charles II removed restrictions on non-Anglicans
Parliament later forced him to repeal this act and pass the Test Act |
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After the Declaration of Indulgences was repealed,
Required all officeholders to take oaths of allegiance to the Anglican church |
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| Catholic conspiracy to restore Catholicism in England |
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King James II
(r. 1685-1688)
(what he do about monarchy/religion?) |
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He tried to imposeabsolutism and restore the Catholic Chruch
Issued the Declaration of Liberty of Conscience
Lacked Charles II's moderation |
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Declaration of Liberty of Conscience
(issued by King James II)
(1687) |
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Granted freedom to all religious denominations in England.
It benefitted Noncomformists AND Catholics, but the Protestants believed it favored the Catholics |
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| King James II's heir was Catholic, so the Tories and the Whigs (main parties of Parliament) joined together to drive James from the throne. The crown was offered to the Dutch ruler, William of Orange (protestant son-in-law of James II). The people supported him and his wife, Mary. |
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One of the two main parties of English parliament
royalist
landowners
Anglican |
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One of the two main parties of English Parliament
supported parliamentary power
merchants
Nonconformists
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| Who accepted the crown after the Glorious Revolution? |
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William of Orange (William III)
and his wife, Mary |
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English Bill of Rights
(1689) |
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guaranteed members of Parliamend free speech and immunity from prosecution for statements made in parliamentary debate
king could not levy taxes without approval or keep an army in peacetime
guaranteed right to trial by jry
required frequent meetings of parliament
Parliament required William and Mary to sign it before taking the crown |
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The Toleration Act
(1689) |
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| Granted some freedom of worship to Nonconformists, but didn't completely undo the Test Act |
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| England + Scotland = Great Britain |
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| Britains first real prime minister |
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