1. Section 2: Constitutional Monarchy in England
CHAPTER 11
Enlightenment and Revolution in England and America
Section 1: Civil War and Revolution
Section 2: Constitutional Monarchy in England
Section 3: English Colonial Expansion
Section 4: The Enlightenment Nashley
Section 5: The American Revolution

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11.2 Bell Ringer Question:
The American Civil War was fought over the power of the states to make laws vs the power of the federal government, what was the English Civil War fought over?

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After Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658 and the subsequent collapse of the Commonwealth in 1660, Charles II was restored to the English throne.

4. Charles II The Merry Monarch
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Charles II The Merry Monarch
England was overjoyed at having a monarch again. However, royal powers and privileges were severely limited by Parliament.

5. Charles’ reign was beset by many problems.
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Charles’ reign was beset by many problems.

6. 1665 Bubonic Plague SECTION 2 Constitutional Monarchy in England
Killed an estimated 100,000 people, 20% of London's population

7. Great Fire of London 1666 80% of the city was destroyed. SECTION 2
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Great
Fire of
London
1666
80% of the city was
destroyed.
The Great Fire of London began on the night of September 2, 1666, as a small fire on Pudding Lane, in the bakeshop of Thomas Farynor, baker to King Charles II. At one o'clock in the morning, a servant woke to find the house aflame, and the baker and his family escaped, but a fear-struck maid perished in the blaze.      At this time, most London houses were of wood and pitch construction, dangerously flammable, and it did not take long for the fire to expand. The fire leapt to the hay and feed piles on the yard of the Star Inn at Fish Street Hill, and spread to the Inn. The strong wind that blew that night sent sparks that next ignited the Church of St. Margaret, and then spread to Thames Street, with its riverside warehouses and wharves filled with food for the flames: hemp, oil, tallow, hay, timber, coal and spirits along with other combustibles. The citizen firefighting brigades had little success in containing the fire with their buckets of water from the river. By eight o'clock in the morning, the fire had spread halfway across London Bridge. The only thing that stopped the fire from spreading to Southwark, on the other side of the river, was the gap that had been caused by the fire of      The standard procedure to stop a fire from spreading had always been to destroy the houses on the path of the flames, creating “fire-breaks”, to deprive a fire from fuel. Lord Mayor Bludworth, however, was hesitant, worrying about the cost of rebuilding. By the time a Royal command came down, carried by Samuel Pepys, the fire was too out of control to stop. The Trained Bands of London were called in to demolish houses by gunpowder, but often the rubble was too much to be cleared before the fire was at hand, and only eased the fire's way onward. The fire blazed unchecked for another three days, until it halted near Temple Church. Then, it suddenly sprang to life again, continuing towards Westminster. The Duke of York (later King James II) had the presence of mind to order the Paper House demolished to create a fire break, and the fire finally died down.
Although the loss of life was minimal (some sources say only sixteen perished), the magnitude of the property loss was staggering. Some 430 acres, as much as 80% of the city proper was destroyed, including 13,000 houses, 89 churches, and 52 Guild Halls. Thousands of citizens found themselves homeless and financially ruined. The Great Fire, and the fire of 1676, which destroyed over 600 houses south of the river, changed the face of London forever. The one positive effect of the Great Fire of London was that the plague, which had ravished London since 1665, diminished greatly, due to the mass death of the plague-carrying rats in the blaze.
Charles II appointed six Commissioners to redesign the city. The plan provided for wider streets and buildings of brick, rather than timber. By 1671, 9000 houses and public buildings had been completed. Sir Christopher Wren was commissioned to design and oversee the construction of nearly 50 churches, not least of them a new St. Paul's Cathedral, construction of which began in The King also had Wren design a monument to the Great Fire, which stands still today at the site of the bakery which started it all, on a street now named Monument Street.

8. But James was a CATHOLIC ….
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Problem of Succession Charles did not have any children. His heir would be his brother – James.
But James was a CATHOLIC ….

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Political parties would form in Parliament -- arguing the question of succession.
Whigs Tories
Wanted a strong Parliament – NO catholic king
Supported the hereditary right to rule – they would accept a Catholic king
Political parties formed in Parliament from the ashes of the Cavaliers and Roundheads.
The Cavaliers evolved into the Tory Party, royalists intent on preserving the king's authority over Parliament, while the Roundheads transformed into the Whig Party, men of property dedicated to expanding trade abroad and maintaining Parliament's supremacy in the political field.

10. Charles dies and his brother is crowned James II.
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Charles dies and his brother is crowned James II.
Almost immediately, he starts aggravating Parliament with his ideas of absolute rule of the king.
How long do you think Parliament put up with THAT?

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William III Mary II
(James II daughter)

12. Changes in the ways people thought about gov’t
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Changes in the ways people thought about gov’t
Let’s compare the ideas of Hobbes and Locke. Draw up a two column chart for these gentlemen.
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke

13. Thomas Hobbes Believed man was Evil-Anarchy
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Thomas Hobbes Believed man was Evil-Anarchy
Only the strong would survive unless they gave the leader absolute power.
People gave up their individual liberties in exchange for safety and order.
Wrote Leviathan 1651

14. John Locke People only gave up some rights
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John Locke
People only gave up some rights
Kept - Life, liberty and the right to own property
A ruler (gov’t) who violated these rights had broken the social contract and could justly be overthrown.
Wrote Two Treatises of Government 1689

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Habeas Corpus Act – protected individuals from unfair arrest and imprisonment.
English Bill of Rights (1689) – protected freedom of speech, to petition, against cruel and unusual punishment.

16. Parliament held most of the power.
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With those safeguards, we now see the growth of Parliamentary Rule in England. No more divine right of king!
Parliament held most of the power.
The Cabinet: officers of state chosen from leaders in Parliament
Act of Union 1707 created Great Britain (England and Scotland)
Sir Robert Walpole – first Prime Minister

17. The monarch remained Britain’s head of state.
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The government of England will now be a Limited Constitutional Monarchy.
The monarch remained Britain’s head of state.
Royal powers were clearly limited.
The Prime Minister was pretty much the real head of government because the king’s power had been reduced.