The Growth of Authoritarian Rule, 1681–85 (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards

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Absolutism (17th c. England)

Monarch ruled without institutional challenge

'Arbitrary power' meaning

Govt by king's will rather than established law

Lit de justice (Louis XIV)

Forcing Parlement compliance through royal authority

Divine Right of Kings

Monarchs derive authority from God, not earthly power

Quo warranto writs

Required boroughs to prove legality of royal charters

New charters granted 1681-85

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Charles II ordinary revenue by 1685

£1,370,750

Battle of Sedgemoor (1685)

Monmouth's forces defeated near Weston Zoyland

Bloody Assizes

Harsh persecution by Judge Jeffries after Monmouth's rebellion

Duke of Monmouth's parentage

Illegitimate son of Charles II & Lucy Walter

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Britain in 1603: The Tudor Legacy

Kings and Parliaments, 1603–29

Charles I: Personal Rule and Political Breakdown, 1629–40

From Crisis to War, 1640–42

The Military Struggle, 1643–46

Radicalism and Regicide, 1646–49

The Interregnum, 1649–60

The Protectorate and Its Problems, 1654–58

Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

Revolution and War, 1689–1702

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Britain in 1603: The Tudor Legacy

Kings and Parliaments, 1603–29

Charles I: Personal Rule and Political Breakdown, 1629–40

From Crisis to War, 1640–42

The Military Struggle, 1643–46

Radicalism and Regicide, 1646–49

The Interregnum, 1649–60

The Protectorate and Its Problems, 1654–58

Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

Revolution and War, 1689–1702

Condition of Britain and Its Monarchy by 1702

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Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

Revolution and War, 1689–1702

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Britain in 1603: The Tudor Legacy

Kings and Parliaments, 1603–29

Charles I: Personal Rule and Political Breakdown, 1629–40

From Crisis to War, 1640–42

The Military Struggle, 1643–46

Radicalism and Regicide, 1646–49

The Interregnum, 1649–60

The Protectorate and Its Problems, 1654–58

Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

Revolution and War, 1689–1702

Condition of Britain and Its Monarchy by 1702

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Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

Revolution and War, 1689–1702

Condition of Britain and Its Monarchy by 1702

Overview and Revision

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Britain in 1603: The Tudor Legacy

Kings and Parliaments, 1603–29

Charles I: Personal Rule and Political Breakdown, 1629–40

From Crisis to War, 1640–42

The Military Struggle, 1643–46

Radicalism and Regicide, 1646–49

The Interregnum, 1649–60

The Protectorate and Its Problems, 1654–58

Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

Revolution and War, 1689–1702

Condition of Britain and Its Monarchy by 1702

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Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

Revolution and War, 1689–1702

Condition of Britain and Its Monarchy by 1702

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