England and emergencye of constituional monarchy Flashcards
king james I and parliament
stuart line, james I / james VI of sctoland, religious policy of james I / VI
(king james I and parliament) stuart line
after elizabeth I / tudor dynasty die, inagurated with king james VI of sctoland then became James I of england
(king james I and parliametn) james I / james VI of sctoland
know little of laws and stuff of english, adopt divine right of king (parliament alianetate), alienate parliament who used to tudor policy of parliament and monarchy work together 9refuse his requests, power of money are their advantage)
(king james and parliament) religious policy of james I / VI
- puritans want james to elimeinate episcoap l system of church organization (bishops play important role) in favor of presbyteran model
- refused because anglican church( bishops appoint king) of monarchial authroity = supporter, bad for james
- purtians get more opposers (gentury become purtians)
- alienate parliament
putians
proetseatns in anglican church and inspired by calvnist theology
gentury
well - to-do landowener below level of nobility, form house of commons and lower house of pariaent and justicies
charles I and move towards revoltuion
petition of right (1628), charles I (Jame’s I’s son), religiou policy, long parliaent (first session),
(charles I and move towards revoltuion), peition of right (1628)
king supposed to accept before being granted any tax revenues, taxation without parliament consent,, quartering of soliders, arbitary improimsnemt, martial law during peace time, charles denied this because limits on royal power
(charles I and move towards revoltuion) charles I (jame’s I’s son)
did not summon parliament to meet (11 years), puruse a course of personal rule (find ways to colect taxes without parliament, ship money then tax on seacoast towns to pay for defense then bought opposition from middle class merchants and gentry
(charles I and move towards revoltuion) religious policy
marriage to catholic henrietta maria (sister of king louis XIII of france), then suspicous of king’s religious preference, charles and william laud introduce more ritual to angliacan church (puritans thought t is a sign of return to catholic, anglican book of praryer on presbertyain church then scots rebel, king forced to call parliamet)
(charles I and move towards revoltuion) long parliament (first session)
severge limitations on royal authroity 1. aboslish arbitrary court 2. aboilish taxes that king had collected without parliament consent 3. triennial act (parliament meet at least once every three years with or without king’s consent)
(charles I and move towards revoltuion) split
group prepare to go no further, radical parliaments push for more chance (no bishops), king try to arrest members fo radical parlaimetns then large group in parliament decide king charles I gone too far then civil war
civil war in england
first phase, split in parliement forces, king flee and seek help from scots, second civil war
(civil war in england) first phase
parliament (civrious becuas enew model army (extreme purtians / independts, believed doing battle for god), cromwell (one of newmodel army leader, have well talented soliders)
(civil war in england) split in parliament forces
presbyterian majority (wnat to disband army and restate chalres I with a prebetyrian state church) radical indpednts (oppose establish prebeterysian church, resoccastion with king)
(civil war in engaln) second civil war
cromwell determined to acieve victory for army’s point of view, cromwell wwin and king captured, presberyan members of parliament got rid of, house of commons condem king on charge of treason, charles beheaded
crownwell and new governemtn
after death of king charles I (rump arliament absolish monarchy and house of lords adn proclaim engladn a common welath / republic), cromwell (commander in chief) , army, after cromwell died, cromwell problems, cromwell continued, afte cromwell died
(cromwell and new govenemtn) army
provide new government when drew up instrument of overnemtn (only written constition of england0
1. executive power is the lord protector 2. legistalte power is the reconsituioned parliemtn 3. fialed to work becuase cromweel found ti dificult to work with parliemtn)