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• Analyze the political and religious causes of the English Civil War
• Analyze the mistakes of Charles I that spark the war
• Identify the enemies in the English Civil War
• Analyze the political and religious effects of the end of the Civil War
• Charles I’s son• “Restoration”• 1660-1685 = “eh”• Anglican Church
forced on the English
• Dissolves Parliament from 1681-1685
• King Charles II gives amnesty to Puritans who killed his dad
• But 4 executed for Regicide, including Cromwell…
• What is Parliament’s fear w/Charles II and JAMES II?– Catholic Dynasty
retakes the throne….• Many acts
– Declaration of Indulgence
– Test Act– Exclusion Crisis
• Lil bro to Charles II• Dissolves
Parliament!!• Parliament’s
biggest fear with James II?–Open CATHOLIC
• Puts Catholics in high positions
• James = Old Man• Next English
Monarch is PROTESTANT Mary…– daughter of James II
and his first wife• Problem = James
marries 15 y/o Italian Mary of Modena and wants more kids with his 2nd CATHOLIC wife
• James II’s Catholic wife has a son…who is now…–heir to throne!!!!–Not Protestant
Mary• What will
Parliament do?
• Just like Gladiator• Maximus plot over
Comodus
• William & Mary allowed to invade England in 1688-89
• James II flees to France
• Parliament declares throne vacant– Crown then
offered to William and Mary in 1689…but what do they have to do?
– Deal made with Parliament
• W & M must recognize…–English Bill
of Rights (1689)
• Who wins?–Parliament!!!
• In England, who gives the monarch consent to rule?–Parliament!
• It showed it can hire and fire a king!!!
• Divine Right theory of kingship is squashed in England
• Who has more power now?–Parliament!!!!
• Creates what form of gov?? – Constitutional
(Limited) Monarchy
– Gov where Constitution or legislative body (Parliament) limits a monarch’s power
• Parliament independently shares power with the monarchy
• Parliament must meet at least every 3 Years• Parliament…
– Makes laws– Levies taxes
• Monarchy cannot…– raise standing army w/o consent of Parliament– levy taxes w/o consent of Parliament
• Parliamentary seats and debates = Free from Royal interference
• Catholics eventually banned from the throne
• Petition the Gov• Keep arms• Trial by Jury• No excessive fines or cruel and
unusual punishment• Writ of habeas corpus – can’t be held
in prison without being charged with specific crime
• Religious Freedom extended only to…–Protestants
• Catholics excluded
• Religious persecution over in England
• From 1540 to 1680, England goes from ________________ to ________________ or ________________
• England = 1st Western European country to follow this story. Others will follow…
•You now have both stories!!