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James II of England

England Absolutism

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England: English 17th century: -Civil War -Glorious Revolution -Limited monarch?(power limited by Constitution?not absolute) 1603-1689: Filled with high drama (1603: Elizabeth died) (1689: last Stuart king ruled) Q: motivation mainly religious or political? a) Political: Stuart Kings vs Parliament Kings: i) Stuart- king of Scotland and now England ii) divine right of God, Catholic Parliament: ruled by Puritans ii) nobles strong in England Who has political authority? Kings or Parliament? (sovereignty) b) Religious: Puritan ?Purification? Idea: Catholicism?no more?Elizabeth died---saying get Catholic part out of English church -Purify church---genuine protestant Sequence: James (Stuart) Sandwich James I (1603-25) Charles I (1625-49) Cromwell (1649-58)

AP Euro midterm review notes

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Alex Gatto 1/18/09 EHAP Midterm Gigantic EHAP Midterm Study Guide Pre-Renaissance -Middle Ages: began at around 500 AD, ended at around 1450 AD -Early Middle Ages: ? Roman Empire fell, Europe is turbulent and dark ? Europe is being created by Germanic, Roman, and Church influences -Church: ? Power founded in papacy ? Was political as well as spiritual ? Bishop of Rome lead Church because of Rome?s significance ? Began the Pope system ? Hierarchy: Pope>Archbishops>Bishops>Priests ? To go to heaven, followers had to go through church ? Pope could excommunicate, cutting off people from church and heaven, gave him a lot of power ? Monasticism: way of life in which one devotes one?s life to religion and prayer;

absolutism vs constitionalism

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Page ? PAGE ?3? ?COMPARE AND CONTRAST ABSOLUTISM VS. CONSTITUTIONALISM ? TWO MODELS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE 17TH CENTURY DECIDING FACTORS: Revenue?Concerns Religious?Factors Institutional?Differences Personalities Social?Concerns By the close of the 17th century, after decades of civil and religious strife, France and England had two very different political directions. ENGLAND had developed into a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCH with RELIGIOUS TOLERATION. By contrast, FRANCE developed an ABSOLUTIST, CENTRALIZED FORM OF GOVERNMENT dominated by a monarchy that shared little power with any other national institutions and prohibited all religions but ROMAN CATHOLICISM.
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