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Commonwealth and Glorious Revolution Flashcards

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What was the Commonwealth?

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the first bourgeoise government with a bourgeoise free will “kingdom of christ….”

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Why was a complete free bourgeoise free will not possible?

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would result in chaos

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lex naturalis

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freedom, natural right

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homo homini lupus

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society: everybody for himself

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bellum omnia contra omnes

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society: everybody against everybody

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Why do people live in a society?

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gain honour or profit

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What is needed for a civilized society?

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lex civilis

authorization of majority to have a sovereign

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Rump Parliament

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1650, Independents

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What was passed in the new Parliament of 1653?

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  • property clause: men with property of over 200 pounds can vote MP’s
  • Lord Protector (hereditary)
  • Committee for the Propagadition of the Gospel
  • Presbytarian state church
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10
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What were the consequences of the term Lord Protector?

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notion of puritan equality gone

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What does the Committee for the Propagadition of the Gospel signify?

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the close tie of state and church

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What does a Presbytarian state church imply?

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a puritan clergy, and censorship of all printing

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The Commonwealth is a ….

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puritan state monopoly, a dictatorship in terms of NMA, religion, and freedom of speech

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What were the signs of the disintegrating Commonwealth?

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1658 Richard

1658.60 famine (economy disintegrating)

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What was the consequence of the disintegration?

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1660 a delegation was send to France to bring back Charles II

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16
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What was the compromise with Charles II? (his demands)

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Land, Political, Religious Settlement

17
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Land Settlement of Charles II meaning and consequences

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land shall be given back to the royalists resulting in the royalists’ gaining political influence

18
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Political Settlement of Charles II meaning

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House of Lords restored

1661 Cavalier Parliament

19
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What was so important about the Cavalier Parliament?

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the first development of political parties

20
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Whigs

A

liberals (middle class)

21
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Tories

A

conservative (royalists)

22
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Religious Settlement of Charles II meaning and consequences

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Anglican Church (no Puritanism, no radical sects) 
emigration of Puritans to the Americas exploded
23
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Who was Charles II?

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a king influenced by French lifestyle

24
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Exclusion Crisis 
When? 
Charles & Tories 
Whigs
left Wing (people)
A

1670s
James (catholic son of Charles II)
Mary (James oldest daughter) married to William of Orange
Duke of Monmouth

25
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1681

A

Charles desolved Parliament

26
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When did James II come to the throne?

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1685

27
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When and why was the hope of Mary rising to the throne crushed?

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1687 birth of James’ son

28
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5th November 1688

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Glorious Revolution

29
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Process of Glorious Revolution

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  1. gelegation was send to NL to invite William and Mary to rule as dual monarchs in England
  2. James fled to France
30
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What was so glorious about the Revoloution?

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no blood shed

31
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What is the English Bill of Rights?

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1689

it describes the rights and duties of monarch and Parliament

32
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England is after the Bill of Rights…

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a parliamentary monarchy

33
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What does “Crown in Parliament” mean?

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Parliament had the power

34
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What is the English constitution made of?

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Magna Charta 1215
Bill of right 1689
common law
conventions

35
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Bill of Rights

taxation

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by Parliament

monarch gets salary

36
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Bill of Rights

legislation

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by Parliament except foreign affiars until 1730s then Cabinet

37
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What did develop after the Bill of Rights?

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Cabinet System (apointed ministers) =/ Parliament

38
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Bill of Rights

army

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Crown: head of the army –> not allowed to declare war

39
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Bill of Rights

Church

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monarch is the head of the Anglican Church (no more Catholics allowed)

Introduction to Culture: British History (12 decks)

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