Key words in Britain 1625-1701

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monarch with unlimited powers
absolutist
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form of Protestantism seen as closer to Catholicism
Arminianism
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placement of soldiers in private houses where they would receive food and a bed
billeting
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name given to Scottish rebellion against Charles I because of its religious nature
bishops' war
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branch of Christianity headed by the pope
Catholicism
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monarchy limited through control by parliament
constitutional monarchy
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post-restoration non-conformists who did not agree with the church of england
dissenters
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belief that the monarch was god's representative - justification for royal prerogative
divine right
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term for attempts to prevent James, Duke of York, from succeeding to the throne after the death of Charles II
Exclusion
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those favoured by the monarch and thus benefiting from being key political influence
favourites
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method of prerogative income used by Charles I in 1625
forced loan
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section of society below the aristocracy, formed bulk of political nation, and represented in parliament and controlled local government (alongside the aristocracy)
gentry
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term used to describe William of Orange's 'invasion'
glorious revolution
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tax paid on every fire place in a building
hearth tax
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french protestants
huguenots
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means by which parliament could attempt to remove a minister of the crown
impeachment
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Britain's first written constitution that established O. Cromwell as Lord protector in 1653
Instrument of government
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term for Arminianism from 1628-1640
Laudianism
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eleven New Model Army officers appointed to rule England and Wales 1655-56
major-generals
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legal authority and political control exercised by military authority
martial law
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term for those who were outside the church of England after 1650
non-conformists
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power of crown, derived from god as divine right
prerogative
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term for rule of O. Cromwell as Lord Protector
protectorate
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radical religious group that emerged in 1650s and grew rapidly (Q)
Quakers
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radical and religious group that emerged in 1649-50 that became subject of scandalous reports (R)
ranters
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process by which England became a protestant nation under Tudor monarchy
restoration
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the church in Scotland
scottish kirk
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the main form of parliamentary tax
subsidy
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term for political group of moderate Anglicans who supported the crown
tory
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the catholic belief that, during mass, the bread and wine are literally transformed into the body and blood of christ
transubstantiation
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term for political group that emerged around the desire for exclusion
whig
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form of Protestantism seen as closer to Catholicism

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Arminianism

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placement of soldiers in private houses where they would receive food and a bed

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name given to Scottish rebellion against Charles I because of its religious nature

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branch of Christianity headed by the pope

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