origins of British parliament/age of absolutism

what did the British parliament do

limit the kings power

who were the angles and saxons

vikings that invaded england

who was Alfred the great

he was the first king of the angles and saxons to unite England

who was William of normandy

first normandy king of England

who did William of normandy beat in the battle of Hastings

king Harold godwinson

what is the difference between an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy

absolute monarch has total power, while constitutional monarchy the monarch has to follow the laws and the people are represented by parliament

king John I

worst king/forced to sign Magna Carta

Magna Carta

limited monarchs power

English civil war

parliament vs Charles I

king James I started what dynasty

Stuart

Elizabeth I death ended what dynasty

Tudor

King James I claimed throne because who died

his cousin Elizabeth I

what is divine right of kings

belief that monarchs get power straight from god

what made James I not work well with parliament

divine right of kings

Charles I forced to sign what document

petition of right

which king was executed

Charles I

parliament forced which king to sign petition of right

Charles I

what did the petition of right do

protect the people

Oliver Cromwell led what group

commonwealth

Charles II was brought back to throne during what time

stuart restoration

stuart restoration strengthened power in what church

church of england

who was king before James II

Charles II

what did James II ignore

parliament

who fled to France during the glorious revolution

James II

who took over power during glorious revolution

William and Mary

who did William and Mary replace

James II

English bill of rights did what

limit monarch power and protected rights

what was the age of absolutism

a time where monarchs had total power

where did the tudors rule

England

why did the Tudor dynasty end

Elizabeth I death

where did the stuarts rule

England

who started the Stuart dynasty

James I

where did the bourbons rule

france and Spain

where did the Hapsburgs rule

austria and Spain

where did the Romanovs rule

russia

who were Ferdinand and Isabella

spanish rulers that also funded columbus’ journeys

what did Ferdinand and Isabella do to non catholics

killed/tortured them

Phillip II ruled where

spain

what did Phillip assemble

spanish armada

how did England beat Spain in the Spanish armada

storms/smaller more maneuverable ships

what country has the biggest ocean power because of defeat of Spanish armada

England

what English ruler was ruling during defeat of Spanish armada

Elizabeth I

what did the English bill of rights inspire in the us

us constitution and declaration of independence

Louis XIV was nicknamed what

the sun king

where did Louis XIV rule

france

who lived in the palace of versailles

Louis XIV

war of Spanish succession was between who

Louis XIV and Phillip of Anjou

Charles II of Spain died without an heir true or false

true

Philip of Anjou gains power of what throne

spanish throne

fredrick the great ruled what country

Prussia

Maria Theresa ruled where

austria

Silesian conflict was where fredrick the great invaded what country

austria

seven years war was with manly what 2 countries

England and france

French and Indian war was which war that moved to north america

seven years war

Peter the great ruled what country

russia

Peter the great made what the capital of Russia instead of Moscow

St. Petersburg

what is westernization

when countries take up western ideas and cultures

what is the name of a Russian ruler

czar

who was the greatest Russian ruler

Catherine the great

who was Catherine the great married to

Peter III

partitions of Poland split Poland between what 2 countries

Prussia and russia