in return for the ability to nominate high officials in the French Churchnationalized the church and increased the power of the monarchy * Francis I and Henry II (his successor) were opposed to any reform to the Church that could weaken the monarchy’s power over it. They both persecuted the Huguenots (French Calvinists) Francis II and Charles IX also persecuted them. Civil War Catherine de Medici (regent for Charles IX) passed the Edict of Toleration * St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre: Catholic
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escalating‚ with the rise of William III of Orange and Mary II to English Regency. The Glorious Revolution had immediate and long-term impacts on the English Colonies‚ especially‚ Massachusetts‚ New York‚ and Maryland. After a period of religious and civil war in the late 1640 ’s‚ Oliver Cromwell‚ leader of the Parliamentary and Puritan Forces‚ executed King Charles I‚ rose to power over England‚ and established the Commonwealth of England. The commonwealth and Cromwell ’s rule was short-lived. In
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happened‚ England fell under the Stuart rule so the Stuarts did not follow the same rules as the Tudors did which lead to great conflict between the parliament and the monarchs so the English fought in a civil war 3. Later after the war was over the English had chopped off the kings head and for a short period England became a country without a monarch 4. England then had the “Glorious Revolution” which was also called the Revolution of 1688‚ was the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of
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1603 Queen Elizabeth I dies and James VI of Scotland becomes king of England This united the crowns of England and Scotland for the first time. They would later be officially united to create Great Britain. 1605 James survived an assassination attempt - The Gunpowder Plot 14th May‚ 1607 Settlement of Jamestown‚ Virginia. This was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the US. 1st Jan‚ 1610 Galileo discovers rings of Saturn. This was an important discovery in the world of astronomy
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– offa dies 794 – the first Scandinavian invasion – the Vikings attacked England. Vikings were very mobile people‚ they were sailing along the rivers‚ very clever people‚ DANES VIKINGS NORMANS – three Scandinavian tribes. after 850 – the regular large scale invasions Danelaw – the land which was obtained by the Danes. King Alfred the Great – king of Wessex; modernized the wessex defence and navy: he defended England when the country was invaded by Danes:
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online about the events in England that were milestones in the development of democracy. (There are ten items that need information.) Answer: A Bird’s-Eye View 1 Renaissance and Reformation During the Renaissance‚ Europe was charged with a new spirit of inquiry. 2 English monarchy The Glorious Revolution 1 Charles II King Charles II‚ like his executed father‚ found Parliament troublesome and tried to rule without it. 2 James II and the idea of the divine
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December. By threatening to withdraw his troops‚ William in February 1689 convinced a newly chosen Convention Parliament to make him and his wife joint monarchs. The Revolution permanently ended any chance of Catholicism becoming re-established in England. For British Catholics its effects were disastrous both socially and politically: Catholics were denied the right to vote and sit in the Westminster Parliament for over a century; they were also denied commissions in the army‚ and the monarch was forbidden
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The monarchy of the United Kingdom (commonly referred to as the British monarchy) is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch‚ Elizabeth II‚ has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official‚ ceremonial and representational duties. As a constitutional monarch‚ the Queen is limited to non-partisan functions such as bestowing honours. Though the ultimate executive authority over the government of the
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FRQ England developed a Parliamentary monarchy that shaped future political development in Europe. Beginning with the succession of James I up through the Glorious Revolution‚ the role of Parliament in English Politics underwent considerable changes‚ such as being disregarded by the king of "divine right‚" James I and his son Charles I‚ then completely dissolved under the military dictatorship of Oliver Cromwell‚ and finally restored after James II was forced to abdicate his throne and William
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accepted the Crown of England and Scotland after James II had fled to France. Louis XIV had persuaded James to go to Ireland‚ traditionally the back door to England‚ to try recover his dominating position as Sovereign thus starting a conflict among his supporters in Ireland‚ the Jacobites‚ who wish to see him restored as King‚ and the Williamites who feared a permanent catholic dynasty therefore their support lay with King William as sovereign of England.[2] ‘Two Kings in person [James II and William III]
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