CONSTITUTIONALISMI. England Henry VIII and his six (!) wives (1509-1547)o Act of Supremacy (1534) o Fighting over the succession Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots Spanish Armada (1588) Shakespeare The Revolutionso Oppression of Puritans (1630s)o Charles I executed by Parliament (1649)o Oliver Cromwell rules (1649-1658)o Charles II restored to throne in 1660o “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 Why did England fail to become an absolute monarchy?o right to rule rested with “the King in parliament”o strong tradition that those running Parliament actually run the countryo Kings were personally ineptII. The Netherlands Importance to the Spanish Empire Imposition of Catholicism Inquisition Seven Protestant provinces earn freedom in 1648 Dutch Golden Ageo VermeerCONSTITUTIONALISMo
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