English Monarchs & The
Glorious Revolution
Chapter 5.5
• Constant conflicts
with parliament,
usually about
money – didn't
want to pay for her
large expenses
• Divine right to rule
Elizabeth I
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Divine right to rule
Publicly compared
himself to a god
Conflicts with
parliament
Didn’t like to be told
what to do
Refused to make
Puritan reforms.
King James I
Always needed money for his
various wars
 Dissolved and reinstated
parliament to take money
 Signed Petition of Right: 1)
No imprisonment without due
cause, 2) No taxes without
parliament consent, 3) Do not
house solders in private
homes, 4) No martial law
during peacetime, but then
ignored it
 Fines & fees to raise money
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King Charles I
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Population hates Charles I for imposing
fees, fines, unfair practices
Scotland rebels their “new religion” and
mounts an army to attack England
Charles panics, needs money for defense,
begs parliament
Parliament opposes the king, passes laws
limiting the king’s power
Royalists/Cavaliers VS. Puritan Parliament
Parliament wins, Charles is tried and
executed
English Civil War
The Puritan’s General
 Almost starts a
republic, but creates a
military dictatorship
instead
 Worked with Puritans
to reform society
 Promoted religious
tolerance… Except for
Catholics
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Cromwell
Cromwell dies and
the government
falls apart
 Charles II is elected
by parliament
 The Restoration
begins
 Habeas Corpus
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Charles II
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Took over after Charles II
died
Charles’ brother
Catholic
The Whigs opposed James,
the Tories supported him
(political parties)
James flaunts Catholicism,
appoints Catholics to high
power positions, has a son
Protestants panic over the
idea of having a line of
Catholic kings
James II
Mary, James’ eldest daughter was
Protestant & married to a prince from
the Netherlands, William
 Parliament asks William & Mary to
invade
 James II flees to France
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The Glorious Revolution
England became a constitutional
monarchy
 Parliament is a partner
 Bill of Rights Drafted: 1) No suspending of
Parliament’s laws, 2) No taxes without
parliament approval 3) No interfering with
freedom of speech in parliament 4) No
penalty for someone who expresses
discontent with the king
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William & Mary
Ministers (representatives) from the
major party of parliament made up the
cabinet
 Led by the prime minister
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The Cabinet