1. The Stuarts
Use your lineage chart

2. James I (VI) Divine right King James Bible (1611)
Used to doing things w/o a parliament
Budget
King James Bible (1611)

3. The King’s Budget Privy purse (salary) Great wardrobe Master of Robes
Treasurer of the chamber
Running the court
Band of pensioners
Foreign ambassadors and agents
Office of the works
Fee, pension and gifts
The prince’s household
Army and Navy
Grand Total:
5,000
20,016
4,000
26,000
54,081
6,000
12,000
10,000
96,434
53,177
50,000
336,708 ($547, in 2010)

4. Charles I Parliament saw a chance to reclaim power
Charles I stood firm
(11 yrs) then dismissed Parliament
1641: needed money so recalled Parliament
Demanded changes
CI arrested Parliament members
Charles I

5. An then there was…
Henrietta Marie
French
Catholic
Unpopular
Too much control over CI

6. Petition of Right King Could Not: Imprison w/o cause
Force loans or levy taxes w/o Parliament
House soldier in private homes w/o owners consent
Impose martial law in peacetime

7. English Civil War 1642-1648 Cavaliers: loyal to CI
Roundheads: superior of Parl.
Oliver Cromwell
CI beheaded
Cromwell=military dictatorship
Cromwell dies 1658
1659 Parl. Recalled: goal—bring back the monarchy
English Civil War

8. The Restoration Charles II No divine rt.
1679 Habeas Corpus: must be brought before a judge
CII needed $ so…
Made secret deal w/ Louis XIV
CII would become Catholic in exchange for $
People were fearful
Put up w/ it for peace
The Restoration

9. James II Reinstates divine rt. Dissolved Parl. Gave jobs to RC & Prot.
Enforced martial law
Then… he had a son by wife #2 who was RC

10. Maria of Modena=James=RCC
Wife #2
Anne Hyde=Mary=Protestant
Wife #1

11. Glorious Revolution Mary married William of Orange (Netherlands)
Protestant
She and Wm. Came & asked Dad to step down to avoid bloodshed
James II stepped down

12. William and Mary Agreed to limits on their power
English Bill of Rights
No suspending of parl. Laws
No levying of taxes w/o specific grant fr. Parl.
No interfering w/ a member’s freedom of speech in Parl.
No penalty for a citizen who petitions the king about grievance
No standing army to be kept in time of peace
No posting of excessive bail in royal cts.

13. Last member of the Stuart Dynasty
“Good Queen Anne”

14. New Dynasty… Hanover
George I
From Germany
Spoke little to no English

15. Fast forward to 1776… George III Making the Connection
What major world event occurred during his rule?