Resistance to Absolutism Resistance Theory Is there room
Resistance to Absolutism
Resistance Theory ¡Is there room to resist an king given that position by God? ¡ Aristotle (384 -322 BCE) ¡ Augustine (354 -430 CE) ¡ Thomas Aquinas (1225 -1274 CE) ¡ John Milton (1608 -1674) ¡ The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (1649)
John Milton (1649)
The Failure of Absolutism in England
Heir to the Budding Empire Elizabeth I (d. 1603) James I of England (r. 1603 -1625)
James I of England (r. 1603 -1625) ¡True Law of Free Monarchies (1579) ¡Gunpowder Plot ¡ Guy Fawkes (5 November 1605) ¡Imposed taxes to deal with the debt (that he himself had incurred) but did not call parliament
The Gunpowder Plot
Charles I of England (r. 1625 -1649) ¡Married Henrietta Maria, daughter of King Henry IV of France ¡refused to call Parliament ¡Engaged in war with Scotland ¡ Over imposition of English Book of Common Prayer ¡Civil War 1642 -1648 ¡ Puritans ¡Tried for “waging war on parliament” 1649 ¡ Executed for treason January 1649
The Execution of Charles I (1649)
Execution Order of Charles I English Civl War in Song
Oliver Cromwell (1599 -1658, September) ¡De facto control of England after Charles death though Parliament continued to meet ¡Led army to fight in Ireland, which had supported Charles ¡Becomes Lord Protector ¡ Makes position hereditary
Cromwell’s End after Death…
The Glorious Revolution ¡James II (1685 -1688) ¡ Catholic ¡ Placed Catholics in positions of authority in spite of Test Acts (1673) ¡Parliament responds ¡ Invitation issued to William and Mary of Orange to “invade” England ¡ James II flees to France ¡ Institution of constitutional monarchy
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