Bell Ringer
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 What happened to Charles I?
 1649 – Beheaded
 Who ruled after Charles I?
 Oliver Cromwell
Agenda/Objectives
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 Charles II
 - Habeas Corpus
 James II
 - Glorious Revolution
 William and Mary
 English Bill of Rights
 Compare: Petition of Right, English Bill of Rights,
U.S. Bill of Rights
 Video: Hopefully???????
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Charles II
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 1660 took the throne.
 His rule was called the Restoration – restored the
monarchy.
 Also restored:
 - Theater
 - Sporting events
 - dancing
 Comedy flourished under his rule.
Charles II
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 Parliament passed an importance of guarantees
called Habeas Corpus.
 - 1679 law that gave each prisoner the right to be
brought before a judge.
 Monarchs could not imprison any one without
reason.
 Prisoners could not be held indefinitely.
Who should inherit
Charles’s throne?
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 No kids = no heirs
 Parliament decided on his brother James.
 James II - Catholic
 Tories – Supported James
 Whigs – Opposed James
James II
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 1685 took the throne.
 Flaunted his Catholicism.
 Violated English law by appointing Catholics to
office.
 1688- Parliament protested, James dissolved it.
James II
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 Daughter Mary – Protestant
 Newly born son – Catholic
 Protestants feared a lineage of Catholic kings.
 Mary was married to William of Orange.
 William invaded London in 1688.
 James fled to France and nobody died.
Glorious Revolution
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 Bloodless overthrow of King James II is called the
Glorious Revolution.
William and Mary
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 Recognized Parliament as their partner in governing.
 Absolute Monarchy = Constitutional Monarchy
 - Laws limited the ruler’s power.
English Bill of Rights
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 1689 A ruler could no do:
 - No suspending of Parliament’s laws.
 - No levying of taxes without a specific grant from
Parliament.
 - No interfering with freedom of speech in
Parliament.
 - No penalty for a citizen who petitions the king
about grievances.
 William and Mary consented to this document.
Cabinet system develops
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 Monarch could not rule without Parliaments
consent.
 Parliament could not govern with Monarch consent.
 1700s: Cabinet – a group of government ministers
acted in the ruler’s name. Reality represented the
majority of Parliament.
 Today – Head of cabinet is called the Prime
minister and majority party in Parliament heads
the cabinet.
Compare
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 You will be given a worksheet with:
 - Petition of Right
 - English Bill of Rights
 - U.S. Bill of Rights
 Use the two English documents and compare them
to the U.S. Bill of Rights. Write two paragraphs
describing how these documents influence our
document.
Worksheet
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 You will be provided with a worksheet that has all
the English rulers in your notes. Using your notes
follow along the worksheet.