The quest for political stability, 1625 - 1688. - Flashcards in A Level and IB History

1. The time in which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns. (For example: From Charles' I execution om 1649, to Charles' II restoration in 1660). (10)
4. A follower of the religious teachings of John Clavin that stressed people can only acheive salvation through God's grace, and not through their own merits. (9)
6. The Cabal Ministry refers to a senior group of privy councillors under Charles II, active from approximately 1668 to 1674. Power was shared by this group rather than a single royal favourite, as had been the case under Charles I and James I. (5)
7. An act of Parliament that effectively acts as a death warrant. The Act only required a suspicion of guily, and, as long as it was passed by both Houses and signed by the monarch, no trail was required. (3, 2, 9)
10. A Protestant who believed that the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I had not gone far enough and sought to simplify and 'purify' it from the taint of Catholic ceremony and superstition. (7)

2. A follower of a Dutch theologian who rejected the Calvanist notion of predestination, free will and can have influence over whether they enter hell or heaven; assiociated with 'high church' practices. (8)
3. A demand made by a prisoner to their custodian. When issued, the prisoner has the right to go before a court and demand to know the reason for their detention. (6, 6)
5. A member of the Roman Catholic religious order the Society of Jesus, founded in 1534. (6)
6. A Government Council that considers high-level policy, similar to the Privy Council. (7, 2, 5)
8. A process whereby Government advisers and officers could be accused of crimes by the House of Commons and put on trial.; was a method used to bring, 'evil counsellors' to justice and was open to manipulation. (11)

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