- Definition of Constitutionalism
- which countries were more likely to support it? Why?
- difference between Republican and and Monarchical Constitutionalism
- Was constitutionalism a fully democratic system? Why or why not?
- Role of the English Gentry
- Religious issues in England
- James I
- absolutist tendencies -- effect on the prestige of the monarchy
- Charles I
- relationship with Parliament
- tax issues
- Petition of Right
- rule without Parliament -- the "thorough"
- "ship money"
- "Short Parliament"
- "Long Parliament"
- English Civil War
- Cavaliers
- Roundheads
- Oliver Cromwell
- Pride's Purge and "Rump Parliament"
- Charles's beheading
- Interregnum
- Commonwealth
- Protectorate
- Cromwell's military campaigns
- Cromwell's regulation of moral life
Questions to Consider
- Why did constitutionalism grow in popularity in England? What does it say about the leadership of James I and Charles I?
- How and why did religion play a role in the move towards constitutionalism in England?
- Why, if Charles I was beheaded, did the English restore the monarchy under Charles II?
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