The Merry Monarch
Cavalier Parliament
1661, Royalist dominant, passed Conventicle and Uniformity Acts, amended Triennial Act
English Bill of Rights
1689 laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament
George I of Hanover
A German prince from Hanover who became King of England thanks to the Act of Settlement.
Constitutional Monarchy
A system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law.
Robert Walpole
Britain's first prime minister
Act of Settlement
By this act, Parliament established its right to grant the throne to whomever it wished.
James II of England
Catholic king of England whose deposition set the Glorious Revolution in motion
The Merry Monarch
Charles II
The Restoration
In 1660 the British monarchy was restored under Charles II.
William of Orange
King of England and Scotland and Ireland
Charles II
King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)
Queen Anne
Last Stuart monarch who died without an heir in 1714
Tories (Loyalists)
People who were against independence and wanted to remain loyal to England.
Mary II
Ruled jointly with her husband, William III, after Glorious (Or Bloodless)Revolution.
Habeas Corpus Act
This was act in which any people unlawfully detained could be prosecuted
Private Life of Charles II
Was unable to have a heir with his wife but had many bastard children
despotism
a system of government where the ruler has unlimited power
Whigs and Tories
early English political parties
Whigs (Patriots)
most numerous in New England, fought for independence
Glorious Revolution
the overthrow of King James II of England
Act of Union 1707
unified England and Scotland; the Scots sought the benefits of trade within the English empire
