Parliament Limits the English Monarchy
• Queen Elizabeth of England battles with Parliament over $
• The struggle between ______________ and the _____________ was the main obstacle
preventing absolutism
• This would lead to many conflicts in the 17th century for England
Monarchs Defy the Parliament
• Elizabeth had no children, so her cousin ____________ (king of Scotland)
inherited the English throne in 1603  ________________ and ______________
shared a ruler
James’s Problems
• He inherited the unsettled issues of Elizabeth’s reign
• Worst struggles with Parliament were over $
• He offended Puritans by not prohibiting _________________ in England
Charles Fights Parliament
• In 1625 James dies, and __________________ (his son) takes the throne
• Charles constantly needed $ to fund his wars with Spain and France
• When they denied, he _________________ Parliament
• In 1628 he’s forced to call Parliament back into action. They deny him
further money until he agrees to sign the ____________________________, in which
Charles agreed to four points:
1.
2.
3.
4.
He would not _____________________________________________
He wouldn't _____________________________________________
He wouldn’t _____________________________________________
He wouldn’t _____________________________________________
This was important because it set the precedent that
_______________________________________________  challenged absolute monarchy in
England
• In 1629 he again dissolved Parliament. To generate revenue he imposed
__________and ___________ on the people, and his popularity declined year after
year.
English Civil War
• Charles offended Puritans by upholding ______________________
• When trying to impose an _______________________________ on the Presbyterian
Scots, the Scots rebelled and threatened to invade England
• In order to generate money to prevent invasion, Charles called Parliament
back
• This time, Parliament was out to oppose __________________
War Topples a King
• Parliament passes laws to limit Charles power. He then tries to have them
arrested but they escape. The English people swarm Charles’s palace in fury,
forcing him to flee north to find supporters
• __________________________ lasted from 1642-1649 ---______________________________
vs. _______________________________
• Originally, neither side got an advantage. The Puritans find
_________________________________ to lead them, and in 1645 the tide of the war
turned in favor of Puritans. King Charles was held prisoner in 1647.
•
In 1649, Puritans brought Charles to trial for treason against Parliament.
He’s found guilty, and ________________
• This was monumental because it’s the first time a reigning monarch had been
publicly ___________________________________
Cromwell’s Rule
• In 1649, Cromwell abolishes the monarchy and est. a ________________________
form of gvmt.
• Cromwell immediately had to put down a rebellion in __________________. He
seized their lands and homes and gave them to English soldiers
• _____________________________________________killed hundreds of thousands
Puritan Morality
• Back in England, Cromwell and Puritans ___________________ society
• Made laws forbidding sinful activities (_____________________________________________)
• While Cromwell was devout, he believed in ___________________________________ for
all Christians that weren’t _____________________
Restoration and Revolution
• After Cromwell’s death in 1658, his government was demolished and a new
Parliament selected
• In 1659, Parliament votes for __________________________________to rule
Charles II Reigns
• Called the ___________________ because he re-established the ___________________
• During his reign, Parliament passes ____________________
• Parliament debates who to succeed Charles II. With no male heir, Charles’s
brother _________________ is considered
• James was ________________, so the ___________ opposed him but the ____________
supported him
• These were the first English political parties
James II and the Glorious Revolution
• Charles II died in 1685, and James II took the throne
• He offended his people by publicly displaying his __________________
• James II _____________________________________________, which violated English law. He
also dissolved Parliament for opposing
• In 1688, James has a son and English Protestants grow weary that
•
_____________________________________________
James’s daughter Mary was married to _____________________________________________.
Both were Protestant, and Parliament invited them to overthrow James II in
what becomes known as the ________________________________
Limits on Monarch’s Power
• William and Mary agree to
_______________________________________________________________ creates a
____________________________ rather than an absolute monarchy
Bill of Rights
• To make royal limits on power clear, Parliament passed the
_________________________ in 1689. They stated that the ruler could not:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
•
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
 William and Mary consented to all of these.
Cabinet System Develops
• After 1688 there was political gridlock  Parliament had to consent to the
monarch, and the monarch had to consent to the Parliament
• During the 1700’s the idea of a “_________________” emerged. The cabinet was a
__________________________________________________________________________________________
•
Under the cabinet system, the leader of the majority party in Parliament is
the ___________________________