The Stuarts Use your lineage chart
James I (VI) Divine right King James Bible (1611) Used to doing things w/o a parliament Budget King James Bible (1611)
The King’s Budget Privy purse (salary) Great wardrobe Master of Robes Treasurer of the chamber Running the court Band of pensioners Foreign ambassadors and agents Office of the works Fee, pension and gifts The prince’s household Army and Navy Grand Total: 5,000 20,016 4,000 26,000 54,081 6,000 12,000 10,000 96,434 53,177 50,000 336,708 ($547,766.98 in 2010)
Charles I Parliament saw a chance to reclaim power Charles I stood firm 1629-1640 (11 yrs) then dismissed Parliament 1641: needed money so recalled Parliament Demanded changes CI arrested Parliament members Charles I
An then there was… Henrietta Marie French Catholic Unpopular Too much control over CI
Petition of Right King Could Not: Imprison w/o cause Force loans or levy taxes w/o Parliament House soldier in private homes w/o owners consent Impose martial law in peacetime
English Civil War 1642-1648 Cavaliers: loyal to CI Roundheads: superior of Parl. Oliver Cromwell CI beheaded Cromwell=military dictatorship Cromwell dies 1658 1659 Parl. Recalled: goal—bring back the monarchy English Civil War 1642-1648
The Restoration Charles II No divine rt. 1679 Habeas Corpus: must be brought before a judge CII needed $ so… Made secret deal w/ Louis XIV CII would become Catholic in exchange for $ People were fearful Put up w/ it for peace The Restoration
James II Reinstates divine rt. Dissolved Parl. Gave jobs to RC & Prot. Enforced martial law Then… he had a son by wife #2 who was RC
Maria of Modena=James=RCC Wife #2 Anne Hyde=Mary=Protestant Wife #1
Glorious Revolution Mary married William of Orange (Netherlands) Protestant She and Wm. Came & asked Dad to step down to avoid bloodshed James II stepped down
William and Mary Agreed to limits on their power English Bill of Rights No suspending of parl. Laws No levying of taxes w/o specific grant fr. Parl. No interfering w/ a member’s freedom of speech in Parl. No penalty for a citizen who petitions the king about grievance No standing army to be kept in time of peace No posting of excessive bail in royal cts.
Last member of the Stuart Dynasty “Good Queen Anne”
New Dynasty… Hanover George I From Germany Spoke little to no English
Fast forward to 1776… George III Making the Connection What major world event occurred during his rule?