Oliver Cromwell

Law is a system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behaviour. Its main purpose is to protect the rights of individuals. Philosophers play a key role in law because they represent ancient, historical, and contemporary attitudes, and influenced jurisprudence and contemporary legal thought worldwide. Four of the many philosophers who influenced law are Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jeremy Bentham, and John Stuart Mill. This paper will discuss the similarities and…

Why is American Revolution Unique The American Revolution marks a huge turning point of our society. It marks a point where the patriots at the time finally decided to break off all ties to their British rulers. Crane Brinton wrote a piece in 1938 called The Anatomy of Revolution. He perfectly detailed the stages of most revolutionary processes, using four major political revolutions: The English Revelation, American Revolution, French Revolution, and the Russian Revolution as examples to…

claiming that all New England colonies, with the exception of Rhode Island, regularly persecuted religious dissenters. In 1649, Puritan general Oliver Cromwell staged a military coup in England and appointed himself Lord Protector. Puritans in North America were hopeful that England would become the Puritan society they had always wanted it to be. However, Cromwell formally acknowledged that the Church of England was the state religion, so this “godly society” remained in the colonies (Schaller,…

and mysterious constitution and has become a historic tradition to have an unwritten constitution since 1653. “The only official written constitution Britain ever had, however briefly, was named the "Instrument of Government"; implemented by Oliver Cromwell in 1653. Between 1649–1660 several attempts were made to devise a written constitution, but none were called a "constitution"”. Codifying a constitution often arises from a major political upheaval i.e. the French Revolution 1789. It is…

John Milton, considered among the most distinguished authors of the English language, published the Areopagitica in 1644 as an appeal against the English Parliament’s Licensing Order of June 16th, 1643. The Areopagitica, although not considered Milton’s best work, is believed to be 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…

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" The frustrated Patrick Henry proclaimed reflecting on the passion about how much him and other colonists wanted their rights back from the British monarchy in his address to the Second Virginia Convention. As the colonist started colonizing the Americas, the king excited himself over the profit that could come from the expansion and the opportunity to set up Benign Neglect. The idea behind the Benign Neglect was to clear out the undesirables. He believed he…

Test Review 7 1. Charles I was the son of James I. Like his father, Charles believed in a divine right that was sent from God to kings. In 1628 Parliament passed a Petition of Right. This request placed limitations on the king. This limited his abilities to tax, and he could only imprison citizens with a right cause. People would move to America rather than live under Charles rule. The European struggle influenced American history. 2. Voltaire was known as one of the greatest…

In The Shadow Of The Abbey – St Margaret's In spite of being actually dominated by the main part of Westminster Abbey just toward the south, St Margaret's Church is one of London's most intriguing religious structures. St Margaret's Church was one of the ever-introduce points of interest of Pepys' life in London, and was the place he wedded Elizabeth in 1655. The Parish church of the Palace of Westminster, St Margaret's was finished in 1523 – it's tower is a bit more youthful, at only 226…

1. The Puritans were able to leave all they had in England to seek religious, political, and economical freedom from the English throne by building a new civilization in Massachusetts, an unexplored and foreign terrain for almost all the Puritans. First of all, the Puritans were English protestants, who wanted the Church of England reformed and perished of all Roman Catholic remnants but did not want to separate from the Church; they were “non-separatists” unlike the Pilgrims ("Religion and the…

The Wars of Three Kingdoms War of Three Kingdoms was sparked by many different factors. There were 5 main sparks. Divine Right was the first spark. Divine Right was the belief that the King and Queen were chosen by God. This means that by disagreeing with the King, you are disagreeing with God. Parliament didn't like this idea, especially when the King started to make decisions without them. He was taking away their power. King Charles marrying a Catholic was the second. Since Henrietta Maria…