Charles II of England

source material, the bible, it is only natural that they reach many points of consensus. When Charles I came into power in 1625 religious conflicts and internal tensions had already begun to form in the aftermath of the protestant reformation. Charles believed that he had a divine right to rule and supported hierarchies in the anglican church. Protestants had a strong opposition to anything that…

business. Attending college at the age of 17 converted Winthrop into a great leader and noble hard worker. Having these characteristics really helped Winthrop to build the colony and governed it. His first act was when Charles I became king and his wife was a catholic. King Charles I was persecuting many Puritans, which made the Puritans worry and not feel safe. Winthrop quickly…

the 30th of January 1649 king Charles I was put to death on a scaffold outside The Palace of Whitehall. This was a momentous event in British history and Charles became the first English king to be tried and charged with treason by his own people. What happened after his death was equally as remarkable; he was immediately glorified as a martyr. But why was this notoriously bad king honoured as such, receiving a title that no other English king has gained since? Charles plunged his country into…

fought between England and France, would go on to effectively bring an end to feudalism and governments eventually became more centralized. More power was given to the monarchies and common people instead of lords that controlled lands. This is because not only did kings no longer rely on the nobility for their armies and build them up themselves, but the common people did most of the fighting in the 100 Years’…

As his government had fallen again, I approached the new governor general, Lord Monck, and obtained a dissolution. Before I could act on it, I was approached by Brown through intermediaries; the Grit leader felt that the crisis gave the parties the opportunity to join together for constitutional reform. Brown had led a parliamentary committee on confederation among the British North American colonies, which had reported back just before the Taché-Macdonald government fell. Brown was more…

On Monday night about 8 o'clock, I reached the guard, about 100 people passed it and went towards the custom house where the king's money is lodged. They immediately surrounded the sentry posted there, and with clubs and other weapons threatened to execute their vengeance on him. I was soon informed by a townsman their intention was to carry off the soldier from his post and murder him. I immediately sent a non-commissioned officer and 12 men to protect both the sentry and the king's money, and…

Scotland for 29 years, what shall not be forgotten, it does not essentially mean that he was to become a outstanding monarch of multiple kingdoms of England and Ireland, what is firstly suggested in the very fact that he is known by two names (James VI and James I) and therefore should be assessed separately . It was the first time, when three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland were united and ruled by one monarch. These multiple kingdoms that James now rule where legally separate and…

still be saved from corruption. They also had a goal “to create godly churches to serve as models for the English Church.” In 1625 King Charles rejected the Puritans far more than his father. On top of that the economic troubles the country was in which consisted of, crop failures and depressions in the wool industry. With all these things happening in England the Puritans saw them as “signs of God displeasure with their country” so they left. In 1629 they set up the Massachusetts Bay…

one of the most influential and timeless defenses to the basis of free speech and expression with applications to controversies throughout modern history. John Milton lived during a time of religious and political turbulence; throughout his life, England was separated by many differing beliefs and opinions. Milton took to the Parliamentarian movement, in support of the English governing body, during this time of political dissent. He addressed Areopagitica to Parliament…

Were the actions of Charles I the main reason for political instability that existed in the years 1625-46? In June 1642, civil war broke out. It is hard to distinguish exactly why Civil War broke out because there were problems between the parliament and King Charles I. The English Civil War was fought to see who should have the most power over England, Parliament or Charles I. The King believed in the divine right meaning the god chose him to be king, so Charles had more say in governing than…