| A | B |
|---|
| "figurehead" | a monarch .. King or Queen holds no actual power .. Only ceremonial |
| "Protestant Winds" | storms off the coast of England during the Spanish Armada |
| Absolute Monarchy | it means total power of the king |
| absolutism | another term for Absolute Monarchy |
| Act of Supremacy | the king / queen of England was the head (leader) of the Anglican (Protestant) Church of England ? this marked the "official" split between England & the Pope (in other words England's part of the Reformation) |
| Anglican Church | Protestant branch of Christianity in England |
| Aristocracy | the upper class |
| Barons | the upper class in England .. Nobility |
| Black Death | 1300s millions of people died due to disease & unsanitary conditions |
| cabinet | a group of advisers to a ruler |
| census | taken every 10 years .. Its counts the number of people |
| Charles I | his insistence on raising taxes without Parliament's approval led to the English Revolution |
| Charter | a document |
| Civil Liberties | human rights |
| consent | to agree to .. To allow |
| Creator | God |
| Declaration of Independence | American document which stated it was time to stop obeying the "bad" English government (king) .. No taxation without representation .. Ideas taken from the Enlightenment & the Magna Carta |
| divine right | the power to rule comes from God |
| Doomsday Book | census .. Done by William I in order to tax the people |
