CW11 – p451 #1-5

• Remember that these are where the book questions come from…

Glorious Revolution

• Cheering crowds welcome Charles II back to England as king.

• Super popular ruler, got rid of Puritan regulations.

Charles II

• Great ruler because1. Got rid of Puritan

rules2. Restored religious

tolerance3. Dealt well with

parliament4. Supported

science, art, architecture and literature

Glorious Revolution

• Charles II’s brother James II inherits the throne

• Super Catholic and scared Parliament…

• Parliament asks his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband to come to England and take over, James II fled…

English Bill of Rights

• Before Parliament let Mary and William become rulers… they had to accept the Bill of Rights

• It guaranteed:• No parliament interference

• No catholic on the throne

• Traditional citizens rights

Limited Monarchy

• The Glorious Revolution turned England into a limited monarchy

• The king or queen’s powers were now checked by a Parliament.

• John Locke was a part of all this.

Constitutional Government

• Three new political creations arise:• Political parties• Cabinets• Prime minister

• These are results of a new constitutional government (rule by law)

Political Parties

• 2 major parties in England:• Tories – aristocrats who supported tradition

• Whigs – favor parliament over crown, more progressive

Cabinet System

• George I became king, he couldn’t speak English

• He needed advisors to help him run the country, they met in small room (cabinet)

• Soon the positions became official

• Used in many countries (US)

Prime Minister

• Head of the cabinet

• Usually head of the majority party in House of Commons

• Soon became more powerful than the monarchy

• First was Robert Walpole.

Oligarchy

• During this time period, England was an oligarchy, where it is ruled by a few people

• Voting was quite corrupt and many people had very little say in the government.

• Middle Class people begin to look for a way out… Industrial Revolution.