The English Civil War: Tone Of The British Government
Synopsis
The English Civil War was the war that set the tone of the British Government to this very day. Conflicts between parliament and kings started to turn English citizens against each other due to their political stance. The English Civil War began to change the manner of government, make the king accountable to the law and protect the rights of men. Although the Civil war lasted from 1642-1651, the build up to the war started many years before when James I was on throne and became more severe as Charles I was named King. It all began when King Charles refused to obey the Petition of Rights as he forced taxes upon citizens to be able to afford wars. At this point the relationship between the king and parliament had been bad enough due …show more content…
Reaching a Commonwealth government came through diplomacy and military actions. Charles’ once tremendously strong army began to die. They won multiple battles in the beginning but as the New Model Army came into hand which won the two most important battles. The battle of Preston and Naseby. Charles’ capture was coming to sight after he had turned himself over to the Scottish thinking they would protect him. Instead, the Scots turned over Charles I for 400,000 pounds. Once Parliament had gotten a hold of Charles, they made several attempts to try to negotiate with Charles though he refused to obey the rules set out my parliament. Charles had escaped but quickly recaptured …show more content…
Thomas Hobbes was known for his most famous piece of work, The Leviathan. The cover of the book itself is an image of a significant figure overtop of a village as he’s wearing armor made of people. I believe this was to represent his belief in a superior leader and his people having his back no matter what. Just how Charles I expected. He needed his peoples support through taxes and warfare. Thomas Hobbes believed that it is always better to have security rather than liberty in a country. He was therefore deeply against the English Civil War. Throughout his life, Hobbes believed that the only true and correct form of government was the absolute monarchy. He also believed that every single human at heart was selfish and did everything for their own good. According to Hobbes, if government didn’t exist, humans would always be fighting with one another. In this state, Hobbes said, the life of a man was 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and
The English Civil War was the war that set the tone of the British Government to this very day. Conflicts between parliament and kings started to turn English citizens against each other due to their political stance. The English Civil War began to change the manner of government, make the king accountable to the law and protect the rights of men. Although the Civil war lasted from 1642-1651, the build up to the war started many years before when James I was on throne and became more severe as Charles I was named King. It all began when King Charles refused to obey the Petition of Rights as he forced taxes upon citizens to be able to afford wars. At this point the relationship between the king and parliament had been bad enough due …show more content…
Reaching a Commonwealth government came through diplomacy and military actions. Charles’ once tremendously strong army began to die. They won multiple battles in the beginning but as the New Model Army came into hand which won the two most important battles. The battle of Preston and Naseby. Charles’ capture was coming to sight after he had turned himself over to the Scottish thinking they would protect him. Instead, the Scots turned over Charles I for 400,000 pounds. Once Parliament had gotten a hold of Charles, they made several attempts to try to negotiate with Charles though he refused to obey the rules set out my parliament. Charles had escaped but quickly recaptured …show more content…
Thomas Hobbes was known for his most famous piece of work, The Leviathan. The cover of the book itself is an image of a significant figure overtop of a village as he’s wearing armor made of people. I believe this was to represent his belief in a superior leader and his people having his back no matter what. Just how Charles I expected. He needed his peoples support through taxes and warfare. Thomas Hobbes believed that it is always better to have security rather than liberty in a country. He was therefore deeply against the English Civil War. Throughout his life, Hobbes believed that the only true and correct form of government was the absolute monarchy. He also believed that every single human at heart was selfish and did everything for their own good. According to Hobbes, if government didn’t exist, humans would always be fighting with one another. In this state, Hobbes said, the life of a man was 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and