• 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
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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
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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!!