Constitutional monarchy and revolutionary ideas/act of toleration

Revision for history

constitutional monarchy

when a government is run by a democratically elected body but the monarch is used as a figurehead

Glorious revolution

the bloodless revolution that made Mary and William king and queen, was supported by Parliament

why people hated James

he was a catholic and tried to get more concessions for Catholics passed

bill of rights 1689

listed certain rights of the British people and limited the king's powers in taxing as well as prohibited the maintenance of a standing army in peacetime. Gave Parliament more free-speech and now could be called more frequently

Act of Settlement 1701

an act that meant that no Catholic could be king of England.

end of divine right of kings

meant that James' branch of the royal family would no longer have the thrown, making the divine right less of a main factor.

toleration act 1689

Gave freedom to dissenters (except for Catholics), however gave more concessions to the Catholics however.

how the toleration act was important

gave Catholics more freedoms and also helped make England less of an Anglican dominated country.

End of Anglican supremacy

meant that Anglicans weren't the commanding majority of England like they were before the act.