ENGLAND

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Created on: 10-12-12 14:02

JAMES II (E)

1685 - he found England on the point of a new revolution. There were 2 signals: 1) 7 bishops of the Church of England petitioned the king they would not be forced to read the Declaration of Indulgence because they thought it was an illegal act - they

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JAMES II (2)

were imprisoned in the Tower of London. 2) James' 2 wife had a mal heir - catholic dinasty. They all became Luis XIV pensioners and left the country.

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The Glorious Revolution (E)

1688-9 - "Glorious" because it wasn't a bloody war and it signed the end of the Abolute Monarchy. When Parliament called a foreign monarch to run the country, terror spread all over the coutry because William of Ornge arrived with a massive army.

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WILLIAM of ORANGE (E)

1689 - The Revolution established that the SOVREIGNITY had to be split between Parliament & the king (governed with the consent of Parliament). It established a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY, the only problem was that P represented just upper classes.

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BILL OF RIGHTS (E)

1) Las has to be made in Parliament and couldn't be suspended by the monarch. 2) Parliament had to be callled every 3 years. 3)The Crown couldn't interferein elections & debates. 4)Independence of Judiciary. 5) No standing army in peace time.

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6) Protestants could have arms for their defense, Catholic couldn't. ( 7) The Bill of rights was then used as example for the Declaration of Independence of America. )

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SECOND TREATISE OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT

1690 - John Locke :

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were imprisoned in the Tower of London. 2) James' 2 wife had a mal heir - catholic dinasty. They all became Luis XIV pensioners and left the country.

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