Restoration, Glorious Revolution, and Political Philosophy

Vocabulary flashcards covering major concepts of the English Civil War, the Glorious Revolution, and early modern political philosophy.

The Restoration

The period following the English Civil War when the monarchy was restored, forming a key era in the study of royal authority and parliamentary evolution.

The Glorious Revolution

The 1688–1689 political event in England that resulted in the 1689 agreement establishing constitutional limits on the monarch's power.

Divine right of kings

The doctrine asserting that a monarch's authority comes directly from God, claiming absolute authority beyond parliamentary or social contracts.

Natural rights

Fundamental, inherent rights belonging to individuals within a state of equality and freedom.

The ruthless struggle for self-preservation

A concept in political theory describing human existence in a harsh state of nature driven by individual survival.

State of equality and freedom

A theoretical condition of human existence where individuals possess identical natural rights and liberty prior to political governance.

The social contract

An agreement establishing social and political order, defining the rights and duties of individuals and their government.

Trial of Charles I

The legal proceeding against King Charles I conducted by an incomplete Parliament after numerous members were removed following Parliament's war victory.

1689 agreement

A constitutional agreement that protected specific rights and established limits on royal authority while explicitly denying unlimited power to the monarch.