Resistance to Absolutism
Resistance Theory Is there room to resist an king given that position by God? Aristotle ( BCE) Augustine ( CE) Thomas Aquinas ( CE) John Milton ( ) The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (1649)
John Milton (1649)
The Failure of Absolutism in England
Heir to the Budding Empire Elizabeth I (d. 1603) James I of England (r )
James I of England (r ) True Law of Free Monarchies (1579) Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes (5 November 1605) Imposed taxes to deal with the debt (that he himself had incurred) but did not call parliament
The Gunpowder Plot
Charles I of England (r ) Married Henrietta Maria, daughter of King Henry IV of France refused to call Parliament Engaged in war with Scotland Over imposition of English Book of Common Prayer Civil War Puritans Tried for “waging war on parliament” 1649 Executed for treason January 1649
The Execution of Charles I (1649)
Execution Order of Charles I English Civl War in Song
Oliver Cromwell ( , September) De facto control of England after Charles death though Parliament continued to meet Led army to fight in Ireland, which had supported Charles Becomes Lord Protector Makes position hereditary
Cromwell’s End after Death…
The Glorious Revolution James II ( ) Catholic Placed Catholics in positions of authority in spite of Test Acts (1673) Parliament responds Invitation issued to William and Mary of Orange to “invade” England James II flees to France Institution of constitutional monarchy