MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: James Ii Of England, Treaty House, Roanoke Colony
Document Summary
He took the english throne, leading class was removed completely, he replaced them with his own people. Barons forced king john to sigh the peace treaty. House of lords, power of the purse, rule of law. Series of dynastic wars for throne of england between house of lancaster and house of york. House of lancaster (henry tudor/ henry vii) and house of. York (elizabeth of york/queen elizabeth i) were united. Tudors ruled england and wales until 1603 (elizabeth s death): after that tudors died out. Guy fawkes, attempt to blow up the british parliament. England and scotland james vi/i: personal union. Bloodless revolution: william of orange and mary. Replaced magna carta in 1689 as a fundamental. Took rights from the king: divine rights of queens and kings had been abolished. Landowner, upper class (british personification: upper class, stout, middle-aged, matter- of- fact)
