1. English Constitutional Monarchy
English Civil war
Chapter 21-4
Chapter 21-5

2. King James I (King of Scotland)

3. Guy Fawkes
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5. Problems Faced by James I
Struggles over money with parliament.
He offended the Puritans . They thought he would implement changes to Anglican Church.
He did agree to a new translation of the bible.
He believed in divine right of kings and thought he should not have to answer to anyone.

6. Problems Faced by Charles I
Issues were over money. He had to go to parliament when he needed money to fund his wars.
He kept dissolving parliament.
He believed in his divine right.
He opposed Puritans.
He married a Catholic woman.
He was forced to sign the Petition of Rights

7. Charles I

8. Petition of Rights
Charles was forced to sign it so he could get money from parliament.
It limit his power in 4 ways:
The king could not imprison anyone w/o cause
The king was forbidden to collect taxes w/o parliament consent
Troops could not be housed in a private housed against the will of the owner
The king could not impose martial law.
After agreeing to the terms of the Petition Charles ignored it.
He dissolved parliament and would not call it again for 11 years.

9. Events that led to the English Civil War
Charles offended Puritans.
He tried to force Anglicanism on Scots.
Scots reject it and invaded.
Charles needed money and recalled parliament.
Parliament tried to impose limitations on Charles.
Charles got angry and arrested high officials in parliament.
The war started.

10. Royalist vs. Roundheads
Royalists – Those who were loyal to the king
Roundheads – Supporters of parliament

11. Royalists (Cavaliers) Parliamentarians (Roundheads)
Civil War ( )
Royalists (Cavaliers)
Parliamentarians (Roundheads)
House of Lords
N & W England
Aristocracy
Large landowners
Church officials
More rural
House of Commons
S & E England
Puritans
Merchants
Townspeople
More urban

12. Charles I

13. Charles Was Killed

14. Oliver Cromwell Becomes Dictator

15. Rule of Oliver Cromwell
Led parliament forces.
A deeply religious Puritan man.
Would eventually take the title Lord Protector.
He established a commonwealth and republic.
Accepted all religions aside from Catholicism.
Was strict.

17. Why a King Again? English fed up with strict Puritan rules
Sick of military rule.
Parliament asked Charles I son to be king.

18. Charles II Called the restoration Habeas Corpus
Parliament decides who inherits the throne
Known as the Merry Monarch

19. James II Brother of Charles II
He was Catholic and appointed several Catholics to high office (violated English law)
Parliament invites his daughter and her husband, William of Orange, to overthrow James II
Led to the Glorious Revolution.

20. Glorious Revolution

21. Glorious Revolution

22. English Bill of Rights
Established to make clear the limits to a monarchs power:
No suspending parliament
No levying taxes
No interfering in freedom of speech
No penalty for complaints

23. English Bill of Rights [1689]
It settled all of the major issues between King & Parliament.
It served as a model for the U. S. Bill of Rights.
It also formed a base for the steady expansion of civil liberties in the 18c and early 19c in England.