Absolutism

What is Parliament?

• Legislative body in England
• Legislative body in France

Refers to a Monarch that has total control

• Divine Right
• Absolute

Reason for the English Civil War?

• Parliament was giving up power
• Charles I acted as an Absolute Monarch

Who were the Cavaliers?

• supporters of Charles I
• supporters of Parliament

How did the English Civil War end?

• Charles I and the Cavaliers won
• Parliament won and Charles I was beheaded

What was the significance of Charles I execution?

• Showed how Parliament will work with other Monarchs
• shows the power of the people

What religion did James II practice that was an issue with the English people?

• Protestant
• Catholic

What religion did James II practice that was an issue with the English people?

• Protestant
• Catholic

What is the name of the bloodless overthrow of the English Monarch James II?

• English Civil War
• Glorious Revolution

Restriction on the English Monarch under the English Bill of Rights.

• freedom of speech, right to petition, right to a fair trial
• can not: raise taxes without consent of Parliament, have army during peacetime