Limits on English Monarchy

• Warm Up: Hornpipe in D Major

• Objective: Understand how absolutism developed into Democracy

• Standard: 10.1.1-2

• Homework: 180-183

Absolutism in England• Parliament- House of Lords

• King James Version

• Charles I – dissolved parliament twice for not funding wars

• Charles was forced to sign Petition of rights

- No Imprisonment with out due cause

- Taxes only with consent of Parliament

- No Quartering of soldiers

- No Martial Law

Civil War 1642-1649• Charles signed the

agreement but ignored the rules

• Cromwell and Parliament (Roundheads) defeat Royalist/Cavaliers

• Charles is beheaded• Constitution military

dictator

Back to Monarchy• After death of Cromwell

people fed up with military rule

• Restoration- Charles II becomes king. Placed there by parliament

• Habeas Corpus- must be brought to trial and given reason

• James II a catholic offended Parliament and they ask his daughter Mary (and her husband William) to take thrown

• Glorious Revolution

Constitutional Monarchy• Bill of Rights- No suspension of laws- No taxes with out

parliament consent- No interference with

speech- No penalty for citizen who

petitions government• Cabinet system• Check in power

English Bill of Rights

“…that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening, and preserving of the laws, parliament ought to be held frequently”

Summary Questions1) Which war began with the execution of Charles I?2) Which King lost the English Civil War and was put to death?3) Which Catholic King was replaced by William and Mary? What

was this revolution called?4) Who was the puritan leader who ruled as a dictator after the English

civil war, and abolished the monarchy?5) This document made clear the limits on the monarchy after the

Glorious Revolution?6) Who inherited Elizabeth’s throne?7) This prevented monarchs from arresting people for political

purpose?8) This was created to prevent disagreements between the monarchy

and parliament.

Extra Credit

• Bringing Culture to the Village- Green Violinist 1923-1924 (Guggenheim Museum)

Research:

Create Newspaper articles for British Newspaper

A) James I on the divine rights of kings

B) The Execution of Charles I

C) Cromwell declaring himself Lord protector