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Absolutism |
Absolutism is a form of monarchy in which the monarch holds supreme autocratic authority. - Peter the Great - Louis XIV |
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Constitutional monarchy |
A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises authority in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution. - Founded by William of Orange and Mary II after the Glorious Revolution |
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Puritans |
English protestants who sought to "purify" the church of England of any vestiges of Catholicism |
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Pro Catholicism Kings of England: |
- James I - Charles I - Charles II - James II - Walpole |
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The Glorious Revolution |
- William of Orange and Mary II became the new monarchs of England after James II fled. - They created documents such as The Bill of Rights, The Toleration Act, The Act of Settlement. |
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Parliament |
- Was dismissed by a large number of Kings who weren't obliged to summon it - Was disbanded by Cromwell in 1653 and then restored by Charles II |
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Declaration of Indulgence |
Gotta finish later |