1. Mr. Johnson World History II WHII.6c
The English Civil War
Mr. Johnson
World History II
WHII.6c

2. Unit Overview Liberal reforms:
Limited monarchy, power in parliament, bills of rights
Absolute monarchs
New ideas of the Enlightenment
Revolutions & Civil Wars
Conservative backlash:
Military dictatorships

3. English Traditions

4. Magna Carta Limited the power of the monarch
Rule of law, not the changing whims of the king

5. Common Law
Legal traditions established by court precedents, not written constitution

6. Trial by Jury of Peers

7. Anglican Church

8. James I, Absolute Monarch

9. Gunpowder Plot

10. Charles I, Absolute Monarch

11. English Civil War & Interregnum

12. Charles I, Absolute Monarch

13. Parliament Locked Out

14. English Civil War

15. Parliamentarian “Roundheads”

16. Loyalist “Cavaliers”

17. Execution of Charles I

18. Oliver Cromwell Winner of English Civil War “Inter-regnum”
Parliamentarian Roundhead
Puritan
Became a strict military dictator
“Inter-regnum”
Time between kings

19. The Restoration

20. Charles II Son of beheaded King Charles I
“Restored” to the throne when Cromwell died
Rewarded his supporters with land grants in the Americas

21. James II Successor to Charles II Was hated by many English people
His wife & son were Catholic
He tried to become an absolute monarch

22. Development of Factions
Disagreements in Parliament over James II’s rule led to political parties
“Tories”
Conservatives who supported James & wanted a strong monarchy
“Whigs”
Liberals who opposed James & wanted a limited monarchy

23. Glorious Revolution

24. Glorious Revolution, 1688

25. Glorious Revolution, 1688 “Bloodless Revolution”
James II fled to France
Protestant royals William & Mary became limited monarchs of England
Increase of Parliamentary power, decrease of royal power
Led to the English Bill of Rights

26. William & Mary

27. English Bill of Rights, 1689 Freedom of speech and petition
Right to bear arms
Rights of the accused
No taxation without representation