THE PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY IN

ENGLAND
WHAT IS THE THEME OF THESE PICTURES?
WHAT IS THE THEME OF THESE PICTURES?
 WHAT IS THE
PARLIAMENTARY
MONARCHY?
THE PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY IN ENGLAND…

Since the middle ages, royal power in England was limited by the two Houses of Parliament:

1) The nobles and the clergy (House of Lords)

2) The bourgeois representatives of the city (House of Commons)

The House of Lords

The House of Commons

 WHAT TIMELINE COVERS THE MIDDLE AGES?

In the 17th century, the Stuart dynasty wanted to govern without Parliament.

This led to a number of major historic events:

THE PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY IN ENGLAND..

1649

King Charles I was

executed and a republic
was proclaimed under
the leadership of Oliver
Cromwell.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF REPUBLIC?

Republic = Form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body. It is
not ruled by a Monarchy.
 1649 1660

King Charles I was The Monarchy was

executed and a republic restored and Charles II
was proclaimed under accepted the control of
the leadership of Oliver the Parliament.
Cromwell.
 1649 1660 1679

King Charles I was The Monarchy was The Habeas Corpus was
executed and a republic restored and Charles II approved.
was proclaimed under accepted the control of
the leadership of Oliver the Parliament.
Cromwell.
Habeas Corpus = a law that means if arrested, you have the right to be
presented in court. This prevented the King from using arbitrary detention
 1679 1689
1649 1660

The Habeas Corpus was

King Charles I was The Monarchy was
approved.
executed and a republic restored and Charles II
was proclaimed under accepted the control of The absolutist Parliament offered
the leadership of Oliver the Parliament. policy of the new the crown to
Cromwell. monarch James II William of Orange,
and his catholic a protestant who
faith caused a new was willing to
revolution. accept the Bill of
Rights.
Bill of Rights = a list of rights that explains the basic freedoms and
rights of citizens.
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