| A | B |
|---|
| Peter The Great | Absolute Monarch who spread western ideas in Russia |
| Louis XIV | "the Sun King" of France, built the Palace of Versailles |
| Absolute MOnarchy | king/queen has absolute power over state and people |
| divine right | belief that the right to rule comes from GOD |
| Magna Carta | document that states the LAW is applied to all, even kings. |
| Charles I | dissolved Parliament and ruled for 11 years without them, until he needed $ |
| English Civil War | between the Cavaliers and Roundheads |
| Cromwell | House of Commons chose him to lead England after Civil War. he ruled like a dictator |
| Charles II | asked by Parliament to rule England as a return to Monarchy after Cromwell |
| King James II | makes Parliament angry by suspending laws and practicing Catholicism, is kicked out |
| William and Mary | asked by Parliament to rule England and to sign English Bill of Rights |
| Glorious Revolution | no bloodshed in change of Monarchy |
| English Bill of Rights | citizens have certain rights, trial by jury... limited power of monarch! |
