- review absolutism - review history of England - English Civil War - Glorious Revolution - English Bill of Rights - Our democracy

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- review absolutism - review history
of England - English Civil War- Glorious
Revolution- English Bill of Rights- Our
democracy
The Triumph of Parliament in England Essential
Question What rights do people earn through
government documents?
Todays lObjectives

• Do Now The following is page
• from a student handbook.
• What rights are given?
• What rights are taken away?

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History of England

• 1066 William the Conqueror takes over
• 1215 Magna Carta limits the power of the crown
• 1534 Henry VIII breaks from the Catholic Church
• 1547 -1603 All three Henrys children rule
  England
• 1603 James I comes to power
• 1625 Charles I comes to power

• Tudors believed in divine right yet recognized
  the value of good relations with Parliament
• Stuarts believed in divine right but clashed
  with Parliament

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Reign of Charles I
Cavalier
Roundhead

• Alienated Puritans
• Only called Parliament together when he needed
  money
• Attempted to arrest members of the House of
  Commons
• English Civil War
• (1642-1649)?Conflict soon lead to civil war
  between the King and Parliament

• Political disputes moved to the battlefield
• Cavaliers Wealthy nobles for the king
• Roundheads Working class people for the
  Parliament headed by Oliver Cromwell

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Establishment of the Commonwealth

• Parliament eventually put the king on trial and
  beheaded him
• The message No ruler could claim absolute power
  and ignore the rule of law

• After the execution of Charles I, the House of
  Commons abolished the monarchy, the House of
  Lords, and the official Church of England.
• It declared England a democratic- republic, known
  as the Commonwealth, under the leadership of
  Oliver Cromwell.

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Glorious Revolution

• Many people (especially the Cavaliers) were
  unhappy with Cromwells rule
• When Cromwell died, the monarchy was restored
• Once again, people were unhappy with Charles II
  and his brother James II
• Parliamentary leaders invited William and Mary to
  become rulers of England.
• When William and Mary landed in England, James II
  fled to France.
• This bloodless overthrow of a king became known
  as the Glorious Revolution.

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But theres a catch..

• Before they could be crowned, William and Mary
  had to accept the English Bill of Rights, which
  
• ensured superiority of Parliament over the
  monarchy.
• gave the House of Commons power of the purse.
• prohibited a monarch from interfering with
  Parliament.
• barred any Roman Catholic from sitting on the
  throne.
• restated the rights of English citizens.
• The Glorious Revolution did not create
  democracy, but a type of government called
  limited monarchy, in which a constitution or
  legislative body limits the monarchs powers.