THE CONSTITUTIONAL

DEVELOPMENT IN BRITAIN

The Constitutional
conflict betweenthe
king andthe
Parliament
Arina Khromenko
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DRAMATIC CHANGES IN
THE STRUCTURE OF
SOCIETY

SPIRITUAL AND
RELIGIOUS
CONFRONTATIONS
BECAUSE OF THE
REFORMATION

CONFLICT BETWEEN
17TH CENTURY THE ROYAL AND THE
IN ENGLAND PARLIAMENT
INTENSIFIED
 THE BOURGEOISIE
AND THE MONARCH

THE BOURGEOISIE SUPPORTS

ABSOLUTE MONARCHY ONLY AS
LONG AS IT MAKES CONCESSIONS
TO THE BOURGEOIS
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
COUNTRY.

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 THE ENGLISH
PARLIAMENT
Representatives of the House of
Commons increasingly persistently tried
to influence the definition of domestic
and foreign policy of the court.

THE KING
English absolutism, having entered
the descending phase of its
development, characterized by crisis
and decline.
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Prohibition to collect taxes from the population
not approved by the Parliament.

Prohibition to arrest any person without a relevant

court order, not in accordance with the law. Petition
Termination of arrests of civilians under the laws
of Right
of wartime.

Prohibition to set up military posts in the homes

of citizens.

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FROM ARMED
UPRISING IN
SCOTLAND TO

SHORT
PARLIAMENT
April 13 to May 5, 1640
 TO ENGLISH
REVOLUTION

Long Parliament

November 1640 - 1653