HIS244H1 Lecture : 18th Century States and Wars
Document Summary
Thursday february 17th: parts on the reform movements of the 1760s will not be on the test, the parts on the partitions of poland will be fair game. The wars of the end of the 17th century were about checking balance of power, trade disputes, etc. The ability to finance wars was at the heart of british success. constant theme of the 18th century is the rivalry between france and britain (both colonially and continentally) william iii and mary ii accept the bill of rights. william actually wanted more power than the british crown traditionally enjoyed, but william was more focused on wars. because he needed money to pay for the wars, parliament will sit every year (because it held the purse strings) what will change: instead of war being in the sole province of the king/queen, it will gain guaranteed funding for the first time in british history.
