The English Civil War was a major watershed in English history that has far-reaching influences in the country. The war broke out in 1642 between King Charles I and the Parliament, due to the fact that the king attempted to eliminate the Parliament which was trying to constrain on the king’s power. The war lasted for 6 years, resulted in the king’s death in 1649 and an 11-year long interregnum. The English Civil War had profoundly impacted England, predominantly in politics through the creation of a Constitutional Monarchy and in religion through the toleration to the Nonconformists.
The impact in politics was immensely significant. In comparison with many other countries, the United Kingdom employs a distinctive form of government, known …show more content…
He believed in the divine right of kings and the concept that kings should have absolute power and rule. Charles had countless quarrels with the MPs and eventually ordered its dissolution, however the advent of a rebellion forced him to recall the Parliament in 1640, though he never saw eye to eye with the MPs, and the lack of Parliaments contributed to a growing alienation between the leaders in the localities and the central government (Burns, 110). The relationship between the king and the Parliament began to deteriorate and eventually engendered the Civil War in 1642. Charles I lost the war and was prosecuted for declaring war on the Parliament and the people, sentencing him to death in 1649 for high treason, despite the fact that Charles insisted that the king could not be tried by any superior jurisdiction on earth (Jenkins, …show more content…
During the Interregnum, the bishops and the prayer book of the Church of England were abolished for that the church was associated with the losing Royalist side (In depth history of the Church of England). In 1653 the “Instrument of Government” provided that all Protestant sects would enjoy religious liberty, however the Catholics and those who were implicated in the Irish Rebellion were disenfranchised (art. 15). The Church of England was restored as the national church after the Restoration, but at last the Act of Toleration was adopted in 1689, allowing the freedom of worship to the Nonconformists (Catholics
The impact in politics was immensely significant. In comparison with many other countries, the United Kingdom employs a distinctive form of government, known …show more content…
He believed in the divine right of kings and the concept that kings should have absolute power and rule. Charles had countless quarrels with the MPs and eventually ordered its dissolution, however the advent of a rebellion forced him to recall the Parliament in 1640, though he never saw eye to eye with the MPs, and the lack of Parliaments contributed to a growing alienation between the leaders in the localities and the central government (Burns, 110). The relationship between the king and the Parliament began to deteriorate and eventually engendered the Civil War in 1642. Charles I lost the war and was prosecuted for declaring war on the Parliament and the people, sentencing him to death in 1649 for high treason, despite the fact that Charles insisted that the king could not be tried by any superior jurisdiction on earth (Jenkins, …show more content…
During the Interregnum, the bishops and the prayer book of the Church of England were abolished for that the church was associated with the losing Royalist side (In depth history of the Church of England). In 1653 the “Instrument of Government” provided that all Protestant sects would enjoy religious liberty, however the Catholics and those who were implicated in the Irish Rebellion were disenfranchised (art. 15). The Church of England was restored as the national church after the Restoration, but at last the Act of Toleration was adopted in 1689, allowing the freedom of worship to the Nonconformists (Catholics