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monarchy a government led by a king or queen.
absolutism a system the places total power in the hands of a ruler and his or her advisers.
divine right the idea that rulers receive their power directly from God and are responsible only to God and not the people.
absolute monarchy a monarchy with unlimited power.
absolute monarchy a system in which power is restricted by the people.
Magna Carta also known as the Great Charter, written by English noblemen in 1215 who forced King John to sign it, established the concept of limited government.
Parliament body of government made up of representatives who speak for the people.
Puritan people who wanted to purify the Protestant Church of England.
Petition of Rights enacted by the English parliament in 1628, bans the king from passing taxes without the consent of Parliament, quartering troops in private homes, and imprisoning a person without charges.
commonwealth a state ruled by elected representatives
martial law rule by the military
Restoration the return of the monarchy in England, 1660. Charles II is restored to the throne by Parliament.
Glorious Revolution William of Orange, ruler of the Netherlands, enters England in a bloodless invasion called the Glorious Revolution in 1688.
English Bill of Rights of 1689 Parliament requires William III and Mary II to sign the Bill, which limits the monarchy and states the rights of Parliament and the people. This establishes a limited monarchy.
constitutional monarchy a monarchy ruled by an elected assembly and limited by law.
unlimited government monarchs exercised absolute and total control.
Estates-General the French assembly, banned by King Louis the XIV from meeting during his 72-year reign.
Edict of Nantes protected the rights of French Protestants, over-ruled by by King Louis XIV.
czar the Russian word for Caesar, the title taken by Peter I, also known as Peter the Great, of Russia in 1689.
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