HWH AGE OF ABSOLUTISM IN EUROPE McCook Essential HWH 12.2.6 ESSENTIAL #6/ UNIT 6- Absolutism: Political and Social Changes of the 16th- 19th Centuries Unit Preview 1 Turbulent Centuries in Africa 2 Changes in Europe 3 Extending Spanish Power 4 France Under Louis XIV 5 Triumph of Parliament in England 6 The Rise of Austria and Prussia 7 Absolute Monarchy in Russia Section 5 Triumph of Parliament in England Vocabulary Reading Focus dissenter -How did the Tudors and Stuarts differ in habeas corpus their relations with Parliament? limited monarchy -How did the English Civil War lead to the rise of the Commonwealth? -What were the causes and results of the Glorious Revolution? Main Idea During the 1600s, the British Parliament asserted its rights against royal claims to absolute power. Setting the Scene “The most high and absolute power in the realm consists in the Parliament,” wrote an English statesman in the 1560s. He was voicing a tradition that had roots in the Middle Ages. But in 1603, a monarch with far different ideas took the throne of England. “Kings are called gods,” declared James I, “because they sit upon God's throne on Earth.” Before long, James was on a collision course with Parliament. In the 1600s, while Louis XIV perfected royal absolutism in France, England developed in a different direction. This is how England’s Parliament asserted itself against royal power. The Tudors and Parliament
HWH AGE OF ABSOLUTISM IN EUROPE McCook Essential HWH 12.2.6 ESSENTIAL #6/ UNIT 6- Absolutism: Political and Social Changes of the 16th- 19th Centuries Unit Preview 1 Turbulent Centuries in Africa 2 Changes in Europe 3 Extending Spanish Power 4 France Under Louis XIV 5 Triumph of Parliament in England 6 The Rise of Austria and Prussia 7 Absolute Monarchy in Russia Section 5 Triumph of Parliament in England Reading Focus -How did the Tudors and Stuarts differ in their relations with Parliament? -How did the English Civil War lead to the rise of the Commonwealth? -What were the causes and results of the Glorious Revolution? Vocabulary dissenter habeas corpus limited monarchy Main Idea During the 1600s, the British Parliament asserted its rights against royal claims to absolute power. Setting the Scene “The most high and absolute power in the realm consists in the Parliament,” wrote an English statesman in the 1560s. He was voicing a tradition that had roots in the Middle Ages. But in 1603, a monarch with far different ideas took the throne of England. “Kings are called gods,” declared James I, “because they sit upon God's throne on Earth.” Before long, James was on a collision course with Parliament. In the 1600s, while Louis XIV perfected royal absolutism in France, England developed in a different direction. This is how England’s Parliament asserted itself against royal power. The Tudors and Parliament
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