Condition of Britain and Its Monarchy by 1702 (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Constitutional monarchy definition
Constitutional monarchy definition
Monarch's powers constrained by Parliament & bound by law
Act of Settlement year & purpose
Act of Settlement year & purpose
1701; Parliament determined royal succession
Designated successor, Act of Settlement 1701
Designated successor, Act of Settlement 1701
Sophia, Electress of Hanover, & her heirs
Year Hanoverians took British throne
Year Hanoverians took British throne
1714, when Queen Anne died
Divine Right of Kings theory
Divine Right of Kings theory
Monarchs derive authority directly from God
Year Charles I was executed
Year Charles I was executed
1649
Thomas Hobbes's basis for social contract
Thomas Hobbes's basis for social contract
Philosophical rather than religious foundations
Locke's Two Treatises on Civil Government year
Locke's Two Treatises on Civil Government year
1689
Locke's view: if king fails obligations
Locke's view: if king fails obligations
People released from duty to obey
King-in-Parliament by 1702
King-in-Parliament by 1702
Monarch working with triennial parliaments