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Divine right of kings |
Since popes had starting running kingdoms instead of kings, using their religious authority as a reason, Kings were no longer powerful. Not more powerful than feudal nobles who sometimes tried to displace them. In order for the kings to get power over their kingdoms back, they needed to claim religious control. - kings would decide the religion of their kingdom. -undermined the power of nobles. - middle class who were loyal to the king got jobs in government. -Began to pay professional armies. To pay for these the kings taxed their subjects and then they were people with "kingly virtues" which became god given virtues. People were happy and kings earned divine rights. This simply justifies that kings have a similar power to gods. |
Martin Luther |
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Tyrant |
- A cruel ruler or person. |
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James I |
-Was the king of Scotland for 20 years before becoming king of England - known as the wisest fool in Christendom. - was allied with the church and disliked puritans - was always short on money - the people who he selected as advisers lacked abilities. - died of stomach problems |
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Charles I |
- The son of James I -believed in divine rights like his dad and didn't compromise with the government. - always looked for money and relied on duke of Buckingham. |
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Ideas of John Locke |
-Locke argued that all humans possess natural human rights to life, liberty, and property. -People should only surrender their natural rights to government only when it is to protect those rights from the ill-will of others. -If a government fails to protect the natural rights of its people, then the citizens can revolt or overthrow the government. |
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Ship money |
- A way Charles I decided to raise money without parliament -Coastal towns had to supply the king with money used to provide warships for the navy but most of the money he spent on himself. - All towns and landowners had to pay |
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Court of Star Chamber |
A royal court in which people have no legal rights. - whoever was tried by this court had no right under the law. |
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Habeas corpus |
An order where a prisoner is taken to court, so they can decide if he or she is being imprisoned lawfully. |
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Test Act |
An act written by the parliament forbidding anyone except church members of England from holding political office or entering the professions. |
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Blue laws |
-Strict laws -Outlawed pagan ceremonies such as Christmas dancing gambling sports and the theater. |
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The Mace |
The symbol of the authority of parliament. - Represents the authority of the people |
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constitutional monarchy |
A Monarchy where the monarchs rule according to the constitution and laws of the nations. |
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Glorious revolution |
- England fought a civil war to protect their rights and beheaded the king. For a period of time England was a republic, and then they overthrew the king. |
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