1. English Constitutional Monarchy
Bring Back The King!
The Restoration Period

2. Charles II “Merry Monarch” Removed Puritan restrictions on theater
Conceded to Parliament in conflicting matters - most of the time.
War with the Dutch - over commerce
NO alliance with France - started 150 years of conflict

3. James II Upset everyone!
Marriage #1 - 2 protestant daughters, Mary & Anne
Marriage # 2 - one RC son ( Here we go again!) - upset the protestants
Tried to ease life for RC - upset the Whigs

4. Gossip about James

5. Glorious Revolution 1688
Parliament decided to invite a daughter from marriage #1 to assume the throne.
Mary had married William of Orange (Netherlands)
They took the throne - no force was necessary

6. William & Mary

7. William & Mary
Joint Rulers

8. Whigs & Tories Political Parties develop Tory - Irish/Outlaws
Whig - Horse thief

9. Political Cartoon - Gilray
James Gilray became a famous political commentator of the day with his satirical cartoons.
This is his view of the political parties

10. Thomas Hobbes English Philosopher hated the chaos of the civil war.
Wrote Leviathan- In order to maintain a stable society, people made an unwritten SOCIAL CONTRACT by which they must give absolute power to the ruler or anarchy results

11. John Locke
Articulated the principles on which the Glorious Revolution was inspired
Wrote Two Treatise on Civil Government

12. Natural Rights
People live 1st as individuals & then they give up some of their rights in a social contract to protect their other more sacred rights - own property, life& liberty
Rulers who violate these rights violate the NATURAL LAW – (given by the creator or nature and cannot be taken away.)

13. Habeus Corpus 1679 Can't be kept in prison
A person must be brought before a judge and he would decide to charge or release
Means “ You shall have my body”

14. Bill of Rights
Parliament would choose the ruler, who would be forced to follow parliamentary laws
Could not proclaim or suspend any law
Must get approval to have army or raise taxes
No cruel or unusual punishment - had the right to petition the govt.

15. Toleration Act Freedom of conscience to most Protestants
RC & Jews still restricted

16. Act of Settlement
If no heir to the throne - it would pass to Protestant heir in Hanover - Germany

17. Houses of Parliament House of Lords - nobles and high clergy
House of Commons - male landowners and merchants
NOT RESPRSENTATIVE OF MOST OF SOCIETY

18. Queen Anne 1702-1714 Mary’s sister 17 children…. all died before her.
Set her own style with Queen Anne furniture

19. Act of Union 1707 St George - England St Andrew -Scotland
1st Union Flag
Great Britain became name of new nation - to avoid war with France.
Gave Scots seats in English House of Commons
Scotland prospered as a result
Add St Patrick’s cross = Union Flag

20. Sophie Electress Of Hanover
Designated heir after Queen Anne - she died before she could take her place.
Throne went to her son - George

21. Of Texas
King George

22. George I
Spoke no English
Starts Hanoverian Dynasty

23. Sir Robert Walpole
Appointed by George II ( ) b/c he wanted Prime Minister to run the Govt.
PM = real head of government

24. Limited Constitutional Monarchy
Monarch was head of state, limited by Parliament.
Government managed by the PM and his cabinet
No written Constitution in England…..made up of all of the above
and Magna Carta