HIST-UA 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Port, Western Philosophy, William Laud
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English absolutism and the problems/challenges in england; road to democracy: absolutism was difficult because the parliament wanted power, see more in next bullet point. Tudor interaction with parliament, stuart family interaction with parliament, james i and charles i, petition of. Initially had a good relationship with the parliament, but then clashed over $ + war. He totally gets rid of the parliament. James clashes a lot with the puritans, who rejected the pope and confession. The king james version of the bible was created: charles i. He had to raise taxes, and as a result called the parliament back. He was forced to sign the petition of right, which dictated that the king could not raise taxes without the parliament"s approval. He dissolves the parliament in 1629 and rules w/o a parliament. Canterbury archbishop william laud and charles were allies. He forced clergy to follow strict rules and tried to revive catholic practices.
