1. Steps to Democracy in England
Change Ain’t Easy!

2. Create this diagram for notes:
Glorious Revolution:
Restoration:
Commonwealth:
English Civil War:
Petition of Right:
Parliament:
Magna Carta:
Henry II Reforms:
Monarchy:

3. Steps to Democracy: England
Nobles swear allegiance to King
King taxes nobles, noble serve King
Step 1: Monarchy

4. Steps to Democracy: England
Step 2: Henry II Reforms
“Royal” Courts
Consist Laws
Trial by Jury
Created English Common Law
Court rulings +
Local Customs

5. Steps to Democracy: England
Magna Carta
1215
King John abuses power
Nobles rebel & force him to sign
Nobles rights, ↑ pwr
Rule of Law = King must obey
Great Council est’d
No tax w/o consent!

6. Steps to Democracy: England
Parliament
House of Lords (Lords + Clergy)
AND
House of Commons (Knights + Others)
“Power of the Purse”
Controls tax money
Limits power of monarch
Step 4: Parliament

7. Steps to Democracy: England
King Charles I =  
No tax w/o consent +
No jail w/o cause = “Habeus Corpus”
King cancels Parliament
Step 5: Petition of Right

8. Steps to Democracy: England
Step 6: English Civil War
O. Cromwell army beats King’s army
King Charles beheaded in public!

9. Steps to Democracy: England
Step 7: Commonwealth a.k.a.
Puritan Republic
Cromwell = “Lord Protector”
Strict, no “fun”
Puritan rules!

10. Steps to Democracy: England
Cromwell dies
Parliament asks Charles II to be King , then…
When Ch. II dies, James II tries to make England RC… ppl   
Step 8: Restoration of Monarchy

11. Steps to Democracy: England
Parliament asks Princess Mary (James daughter)
and her hubby William (Dutch guy) to be K + Q… IF they sign…
English Bill of Rights…
Limited Monarchy now!
Step 9: Glorious Revolution
No blood!

12. Steps to Democracy: England
Created a Constitutional Monarchy
Parliament over Kings
King can’t cancel laws
Guaranteed Parliament Power of Purse
Guaranteed rights to Englishmen
Step 10: English
Bill of Rights
1689