3 - Conflict and Absolutism

heretic

one who does not conform to established religious doctrine

inflation

a rapid increase in prices of goods (usually accompanied with a decrease in the value of currency)

absolutism

a political system in which a ruler holds total power

natural rights

rights with which all humans are born, including the rights to life, liberty, and property - cannot be token away

divine right of kings

the belief that the kings receive their power from God and are responsible only to God

Anglicans

followers of the Church of England (Anglican church)

Puritans

English Protestants who believed that the Church of England needed further reform and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship

William Shakespeare

play writer, actor, and shareholder in the chief theater company of the time - shown keen insight into human nature

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen of England who was named “the only supreme governor” of both church and state by the Act of Supremacy - followed Protestantism

James II

brother to Charles II who inherited the throne - openly Catholic - lost the throne in the Glorious Revolution to William the Orange and Mary(his daughter)

William of Orange

Dutch leader who was invited by English nobles to invade England (attempt to remove James II from power)

Oliver Cromwell

military genius who created the New Model Army and became dictator of England

Glorious Revolution happened when…

James II's soldiers deserted and his daughter defected.