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7.3 Seven Steps To a Limited Monarchy

By Ethan Katz
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Seven Steps To a Limited Monarchy

  • 1509

    Religious Reform Under King Henry VIII

    Religious Reform Under King Henry VIII
    It was hard for a king to unite his subjects especially as the one omnipotent force they all responded to was God and there were many different views on how to interpret the Bible. Intense religious reform during the time of Henry and the ongoing tensions between sects of religions would make it even harder for future kings such as Charles I to unite his subject and keep parliament happy.

  • Conflict Between King Charles I and Parliament

    Conflict Between King Charles I and Parliament
    Parliament and King Charles had massively divergent views in both religion and how the government should be regulated (King Charles subscribed to the philosophy of “The Divine Right of Kings.” This would eventually lead to parliament viewing Charles as tyrannical, desiring to curb his powers.

  • Petition of Rights

    Petition of Rights
    Petition signed by English Parliament declaring King Charles I to have broken the law in passing tax laws without their consent, martial law and irrational sentencing.

  • Personal Rule

    Personal Rule
    The implementation of Personal Rule is described as the start of the “Eleven Year Tyranny,” Charles I did away with parliament for 11 years who disavowed his excessive spending and warring habits as King.

  • End of the Civil Wars

    End of the Civil Wars
    King Charles I of England is executed and Oliver Cromwell is selected as the new leader of the Republic. Parliament’s power increases and a wave on new religious groups arise in attempts to interpret the Bible as to what should be done.

  • First English Civil War

    First English Civil War
    Tensions rose on those on the King’s side and those on Parliament’s. Although most civilians didn’t participate in the war a large portion of their property was destroyed during the indecisive battles. The King during this time became viewed negatively by his subjects.

  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    Setting up of constitutional law for England making guidelines for who should be next to inherit the throne (influenced heavily by the ideas of John Locke). Also puts in place rights such as freedom of speech and freedom to vote.