monarchy in england

The Monarchs of Europe

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Monarchy in EnglandPreview Main Idea / Reading Focus The Tudors and Parliament The Stuarts and Parliament The English Civil War The Monarchy Returns


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Monarchy in EnglandMain IdeaIn contrast to the absolute monarchies of Spain and France, the English monarchy was limited by Parliament; following a civil war, Parliament became even more powerful.

Reading Focus How did the Tudors work with Parliament? What led the first two Stuart kings to clash with Parliament? What were the causes and results of the English Civil War? What happened when monarchy returned to England?


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The Tudors and ParliamentHenry and Elizabeth Two prominent members of Tudor dynasty, Henry VIII and daughter Elizabeth I, ruled when absolutism common on European continent In England, Parliament placed curbs on absolute monarchy Both father, daughter had to learn to work with Parliament to fulfill goals

Henry and Parliament Henry VIII created Protestant Church in England to divorce first wife Had Parliament pass laws ending power of pope in England In 1534 Act of Supremacy named king as head of Church of England

The Monarchs of Europe Edward, Mary, Elizabeth

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After Henrys death and short reign of son Edward, Mary I became queen Often called Bloody Mary, briefly made England Catholic again 1558, Mary died; Elizabeth crowned queen Returned England to Anglican Church with Parliaments help

Tension Tension developed between Parliament, queen Parliament pressured her to marry so she would have heir to throne Elizabeth refused, knowing marriage would limit her freedom Still managed to talk Parliament into approving funds she needed


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Elizabeth in ChargeMajor reason for Elizabeths good relationship with Parliament, her willingness to let members speak minds without fear of punishment Close ties shown in fact that she called Parliament into session 10 times in 45-year reign Elizabeth clearly in charge, but had difficulty keeping subjects from questioning her actions Earl of Essex rebelled against authority Asked publicly, Cannot princes err? Cannot subjects receive wrong? Is an earthly power or authority infinite? Essex tried, executed as a traitor Not the last to question Elizabeths authority


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Recall What did Henry VIII and Elizabeth I work with Parliament to do?Answer(s): to pass laws to help the monarch achieve desired results


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The Stuarts and Parliament The Tudors success with Parliament not repeated Relative of the Scotland Tudors succeeded Elizabeth James I James I, first of Stuart dynasty to rule in England View of absolute monarchy caused conflict with Parliament Previous wars, own spending left him low on funds

Clashes with Parliament From Scotland, considered outsider James rarely got all money he wanted from Parliament Puritans wanted reform of Church of England

Puritan Reform Seen as threat to Jamess power; church leadership supported him Refused to pass Puritans requests for reform Did agree to publication of King James Bible


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Charles I Defies ParliamentWhen James I died in 1625, his younger son was crowned king as Charles I.

Issues of Money Popular at first, but married Catholic princess Involved England in military adventures overseas 1628, summoned Parliament to request money Parliament refused until Charles signed Petition of Right Petition of Right a direct challenge to absolute monarchy

Petition of Right Placed limits on kings power Could not levy taxes without Parliamentary approval Parliament later refused to give Charles money again He taxed English people on own, forced bankers to lend him money Parliament was furious Charles dismissed Parliament 1629, decided to rule without consulting Parliament again


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Find the Main Idea Why did the Stuarts have trouble with Parliament?Answer(s): Both wanted to rule as absolute monarchs.


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The English Civil WarConflict Continued Conflict continued between king who believed in absolute monarchy, Parliament that saw itself independent Conflict led to war, kings death

Parliament Reconvened 1640, Charles I finally reconvened Parliament to ask for more money Long Parliament did not disband for several years

Limited Kings Powers Having been ignored 11 years, Parliament took opportunity to further limit kings powers Demanded Parliament be called at least every three years

Grudging Acceptance Parliament also ruled king could no longer dismiss Parliament Charles accepted new rules; but awaited right time to overturn


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War with ParliamentStrategy Charles moment came when radical Puritan group in Parliament moved to abolish appointment of bishops in Anglican Church King, whose power connected to power of church, was outraged

Charles Tries Power Grab Charles decided to arrest Puritan leaders for treason Led troops into House of Commons, but men had already escaped Charles had tipped hand on intentions to take back power

Civil War Begins Some members of Parliament decided to rise up against king Charles I called for support of English people 1642, English Civil War began


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Royalists and Roundheads Without Parliaments funding, king relied on contributions to pay army Wealthy nobles called Royalists for allegiance to Charles Parliament could back its army by voting for funding Supporters of Parliament called Roundheads for short, bowl-shaped haircuts Roundheads included Puritans, merchants, some from upper classes

Roundhead Forces Parliament member Oliver Cromwell led Roundhead forces Rose to leadership as army general 1644, led victory in which 4,000 of kings soldiers died Cromwell soon became commander of Parliaments army

King Surrenders Royalist army outmatched by Cromwells troops 1646, king surrendered Cromwell dismissed members of Parliament who disagreed with him Those left made up what was called the Rump Parliament


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Trial and Execution Eventually Rump Parliament charged king with treason, put him on trial During trial, Charles defended self with great eloquence, refused to even recognize Parliaments authority to try him In the end, Charles sentenced to death for treason January 30, 1649, publicly beheaded in front of own palace To some he was martyr; to others tyrant who got what he deserved


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England under CromwellCommonwealth Englands government changed completely for the next 11 years House of Commons abolished House of Lords, outlawed monarchy Became commonwealth, government based on common good of all people

Lord Protector 1653, Cromwell given title Lord Protector of England, Scotland, Ireland Skilled leader, but demanded complete obedience Clamped down on social life, closed theaters, limited other entertainment

Foreign Issues Cromwell also had to deal with foreign issues Led military expeditions to Scotland, Ireland Economic policies led to war with Dutch over trade; also warred on Spain


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A Defender of AbsolutismQuestions of Rule Cromwell, the kings death, war troubled many English people One was Thomas Hobbes, Royalist who fled to France during Cromwells rule Hobbes wrote classic work of political science, Leviathan

Leviathan In Leviathan, Hobbes described humans as being naturally selfish, fearful Hobbes argued that people needed all-powerful monarch to tell them how to live Views sparked controversy when England trying to find balance in government


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Identify Cause and Effect What were some effects of the English Civil War?Answer(s): temporarily ended monarchy and House of Lords, restricted English social life in certain ways


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The Monarchy ReturnsHobbess ideas reflected the fact that many people were unhappy under Cromwell, especially when he dismissed Parliament to rule alone like a king. Attitudes were changing so much that a return to monarchy became possible. The Restoration 1658, Cromwell died; son took place; Richard Cromwell lacked fathers leadership abilities His government collapsed Eventually Parliament reconvened, voted to bring back monarchy event known as the Restoration

The New King Spring 1660, Parliament invited son of Charles I to be new king Parliament laid out certain conditions which Charles accepted Was crowned as Charles II People shouted their good wishes

Pepys: Great joy all yesterday at London, and at night more bonfires that ever, and ringing of bellsevery body seems to be very joyfull in the business

The Monarchs of Europe The Reign of Charles II

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Charles had to address many issuesconflict with Dutch continued; religious tensions remained; role of Parliament still being developed Charles supported religious toleration for Catholics, but Parliament insisted on laws to strengthen the Church of England Restoration years, mixture of positive, negative events

Positive and Negative Charles reopened theaters, flowering of English drama resulted Habeas Corpus Act passed, guaranteeing someone accused of a crime had right to appear in court to determine if should be held, released 1665, bubonic plague returned; following year Great Fire of London After fire, Charles supported public construction projects


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James IILater in Charless reign the question of who would succeed him remained. His brother James was next in line, but he was a Catholic.

Not Popular James married to Catholic princess, whose Catholic son would outrank Jamess Protestant daughters from first marriage 1685, Charles died, James crowned king Many wondered if another destructive war would follow James not popular; believed in right to rule as absolute monarch English did not tolerate that belief

Glorious Revolution 1688, group of nobles invited Jamess daughter Mary, husband William to become king, queen William and Mary both Protestants, lived in Netherlands James fled to France Parliament gave throne to William III, Mary II as joint rulers; transfer became known as the Glorious Revolution


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Changes in GovernmentBill of Rights With Glorious Revolution, Parliament had essentially crowned new king, queen More important, a document William and Mary had to sign before taking thronethe English Bill of Rights Document prevented monarch from levying taxes without consent of Parliament, among other provisions U.S. Bill of Rights based on this document Constitutional Monarchy Bill of Rights central to Englands growth as Constitutional Monarchy, term for monarchy limited by law Documents approval came after decades of dramatic changes in English government England had rejected concept of absolute monarch who ruled by divine right, for monarchy ruled by law


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Describe What happened during the Glorious Revolution?Answer(s): William and Mary were given the English throne by Parliament.