HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Cival, Fronde, Aristocracy
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1650s-end of century: over fishing rights the dutch and english were involved in a prolonged series of wars. Strains manpower and resources of the dutch beyond breaking point. Dutch lose economic dominance because they lose the war at sea to the english. Loyalist: supported the king throughout the cival war which occurred during the 1640s. Recall: restoration of charles ii in 1660. A discourse on how to run the government. In 1651 he returns to england and publishes his masterpiece. Argues that a ruler must have unlimited power absolute authority must be vested in a king or the parliament. Not arguing the divine right of a ruler, but a social contract made by people to allow this type of rule. Not supported by parliamentarian people (those people believe in constitutional government with checks and balances) Not supported by royalists (they believe in divine right) Hobbes" ideas can be seen as inspired by machiavelli.
