HIST 215 Lecture Notes - Wars Of The Three Kingdoms, Laudianism, Titus Oates
10 Jan 2013
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Lecture: england"s revolutionary era (lecture january 10, 2013) Background: 17thc england: internationally irrelevant no real empire yet seen as small, insignificant island, poor throne had no standing army expected to live off the land, customs duties, and extraordinary grants of taxation (during war, undemocratic. Parliament is not a permanent institution called at the king"s will and dissolved when he sees fit. House of commons (technically elected, but most are default/sole choices: but not absolutist. Calvinist reject the pope as head of church, less ceremonial, less hierarchical in direct opposition to the catholic church anti-popery (think titus oates) unilaterally by the king: protestant. 1629 decided to rule without parliament (11 years" Tyranny) took catholic bride (she had a better dowry and more prestige) England way too much like sneaking in catholicism triggers. Charles tries to impose religious changes in scotland that look like laudianism. Scottish reformation is presbyterian forced to recall parliament to get money to fight the scots.
