lthough the Restoration had largely reestablished something close to an absolute monarchy
Can we say that people "needed" a monarch not something more "democratic" ?
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Charles II and his brother James II
They were exiled in France with their cousin Louis XIV, (their mother, Henrietta of France, was french and a catholic). James reverted to catholiscm, but Charles just enjoyed the religion.
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Book of Common Prayer
ROUGHLY : the "Bible" of Anglicans.
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James II was suspected of trying to promote Catholicism
James II married a catholic princess and had a son who would be the heir of the throne => a catholic head of state of a protestant state.
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The Gunpowder Plot
an attempt to assassinate the King (James I)
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Mary Stuart (Queen of Scots) who conveniently happened to be Catholic.
She was excuted for this, because she was a threat.
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hatred of Catholics
the hatred came from many reasons one of them is the gunpowder plot.
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seized power (Rump Parliament)
Cromwell, eivcted the people who didn't agree with his (radical) beliefs that's why only a minority of the party was left => rump party
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And because the king holds his office directly from God, resisting the king is like resisting God
Did Kings and Queens actually believed they had their powers from God ?
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Attempts by the sovereign to ignore the Commons could (and did) lead to revolts and revolutions.
Even though the sovereign had the final word, it made people feel included and/or important through making decisions on their country.
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Lords and Commons
Lords, bishops, Aristocrats commons (≈Tiers Etats), Gentry...
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In 1688 the King of England was also King of Ireland and King of Scotland. This was the result of a history of conquests and unions.
Not the same countries but they had the same Head of State.
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Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen) had no children – James Stuart of Scotland
Two families : -The Stuart James VI/I, Charles I, Mary Stuart Queen of Scots… -The Tudors : Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mary Tudors...
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