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Human Legacy Ch. 4.3
Monarchy in England
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Restoration | an event after Cromwell's rule in which Parliament voted to bring the monarchy back |
| royalist | supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War |
| Glorious Revolution | bloodless overthrow of King James II by William and Mary |
| commonwealth | a republican government based on the common good of the people |
| Thomas Hobbes | he described human beings were by nature, selfish and fearful |
| Charles I | he fought often with Parliament which led to the English Civil War, after which he was beheaded |
| Puritans | a group of Calvanists that wanted to "purify the Church of England of Catholic traditions |
| Oliver Cromwell | leader of the Roundheads and eventually became the Lord Protector of England |
| Charles II | he was Charles I's eldest son ruled England after the Restoration; he supported religious tolerance, passed the Habeas Corpus Act, and reopened theaters |
| William and Mary | a Protestant couple that became king and queen of England after the Glorious Revolution and signing the English Bill of Rights |
| constitutional monarchy | a monarchy limited by law |
| James I | he did not have a good relationship with Parliament and fought with the Puritans; he published the King James version of the bible |
| James II | a strong Catholic who was overthrown by his daughter Mary in the Glorious Revolution |
| Parliament | the national legislature of various countries, especially that of the United Kingdom, made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons |
| sea dogs | English captains that would attack and steal from Spanish ships for the queen |
| English Civil War | war between Roundheads and Cavaliers in England |