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Junko Parliament
Rise of Parliamentary Democracy
Term | Definition |
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Phillip II | "The Most Catholic King" of Spain and husband to Mary Tudor |
Rump Parliament | The name of the Parliament that rubber stamped all of Oliver Cromwell's laws |
"Bloody" Mary | The Catholic sister of Elizabeth that ruled England for five years |
Divine Right of Kings | The idea that kings receive their power from God and are responsible only to God |
Oliver Cromwell | He led the New Model Army and became the Lord Protector of England after the death of Charles I |
Queen Elizabeth | "The Virgin Queen" |
Joint Stock Company | Raising money through the sale of shares |
Act of Uniformity | All English citizens are to attend Anglican services or be fined for failure to attend |
Charles I | He was the King during the English Civil War and was later beheaded for treason |
The Exclusion Crisis | This led to the formation of modern political parties (Whigs, Tories) |
Irish Catholics | They were slaughtered by Oliver Cromwell's army |
Test Act | The act that states you must be Protestant to work for the government |
Roundheads | The followers of Oliver Cromwell and Parliament |
Cavaliers | The name given to King Charles' supporters |
William and Mary | They signed the English Bill of Rights |
English Bill of Rights | This document placed further limitations on the power of the monarchy in England |
Restoration | The name given to reign of Charles II |
William Laud | The Arch Bishop of Canterbury that plotted with Charles I |
Mary Queen of Scots | She was engaged to Phillip II and plotted against Elizabeth I |
James Edward | He was the Catholic son of James I that never became king |