Henry VII‚ son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort‚ was born in 1457. He married Elizabeth of York in 1486‚ who bore him four children: Arthur‚ Henry‚ Margaret and Mary. He died in 1509 after reigning 24 years. Henry descended from John of Gaunt‚ through the latter’s illicit affair with Catherine Swynford; although he was a Lancastrian‚ he gained the throne through personal battle. The Lancastrian victory at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 left Richard III slain in the field‚ York ambitions routed
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England: 1815-1914 The period of time from 1815 through 1914 is commonly referred to as the Hundred Years Peace. Begining at the end of the Napoleonic Wars at Waterloo in 1815‚ and until the outbreak of war in 1914‚ the contries in Europe were mostly at peace with one another. Wellington ’s land victory at Waterloo in 1815‚ marked the end of wars for almost a century in Europe. Britain was the dominant power‚ and the defeat of Napoleon broke the French ’s will to rule the world as they had done
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Hobbs claimed himself to be a ‘revolutionary’ thinker‚ and believed he had the secret to a perfect government. (Williams) Because Hobbes was a gentle man‚ and hated all violence and war‚ he viewed violent protests as absurd. Hobbes believed humans naturally were not social or political‚ but cunning‚ malicious‚ and bound to fight. Therefore‚ he believed it necessary for humanity to create a ruling government. He also believed that humans were are born with equal opportunities and hopes‚ and that every
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successfully to increase their influence over the French government. One of the ways this was done was mainly highlighted through their alliance with radical political factions‚ resulting in more influence on policy making. Another way in which it is made apparent is through their actions taken to overthrow the monarchy‚ and the reign of terror orchestrated by the sans-culottes. However‚ the sans-culotte’s ability to exert unchecked influence over the government is limited because of the pressures internally
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These ideas of limited government would be used in the English Civil War in the 17th century (1642-1649). William Prynne’s in his book Soveraign Power of Kingdomes and Parliaments challenged the power of King Charles I. Prynne argued royalist supporters of the king who believed that the king was infallible. Prynne justified his ideas through both Roman‚ canon‚ and English Common Law. Prynne interpreted the Roman law concept lex regia as meaning that the people gave power to the ruler but required
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Types of Liberal Democracies Like all PESCS‚ there are two types of Liberal Democracy: 1. Theoretical or Direct Democracy (DD) 2. Practical or Indirect Democracy (ID) DD is a concept whereby all members of society take part in all aspects of decision taking in that society. While this may work in smaller communities‚ the larger a group or community becomes‚ the more difficult it is to include everyone’s opinion. In DD‚ there are also no restrictions as to who may take part in the decision taking
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American Revolution and the colonists belief in self-government. John Locke believed that people had natural rights when they were born. He said that when someone was born they were free‚ equal‚ and had natural rights of life‚ liberty‚ and property and that rulers couldn’t take it away. John Locke’s ideas were constitutional and they challenged centuries of thinking‚ in regard of rulers and the people. John Locke wrote Two Treatises of Government in 1690. The First Treatise criticises Robert Filmer’s
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identify several ways the central government was able to increase its power across the country. For starters the English landscape proved to be easy to govern because of its geography as it’s a relatively flat nation. The establishment of the Privy Council‚ by King Henry the 8th made it much easier for the King to rule‚ because they could advice the King on potential policies and introduce legislation to parliament. The establishment of prerogative courts allowed the government to enforce its laws and deter
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conditions accompanied by a few rights. In 1906 Upton Sinclair published The Jungle‚ a novel about the meat packing industry; this novel describes the horrors of a young immigrant named Jurgis Rudkus who came to America seeking freedom and opportunity‚ yet he was met with poverty and dangerous working environments
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