What Were The Main Causes Of The English Revolution
During the years between 1603 and 1688 the English revolution was in action. The main cause of the revolution was the power struggle between the English monarchies and the representative body, the parliament. This resulted in the English Civil war where the different sides argued whether England should have been a constitutional monarchy or an absolute monarchy. Various ideas were present on how the government should be run, by divine right, secular absolutism, or a constitutional state. John Locke thought that the government's main job was to maintain the natural human right, life, liberty, and property, this is the ideology that the English revolutionaries wanted to be governed by. Parliament did not follow his ideas throughout the English Reformation. Parliament became too corrupt with the economy and power. Moreover, Oliver Cromwell becomes a military dictator when the English dethroned the king and House of Lords. Then, there was England with just parliament in complete power. With no supervision, parliament had control over religion in England and leaned away from having a Catholic monarchy. The English revolutionaries, even
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Lockes believed that the government's job was to protect the natural rights of the people. Lockes came up with the idea that all humans are born with natural right of life, liberty and property. He also believed that the government needed the consent of the people to rule and that laws were universal to the nation. Lockes explained that laws are in place for the good of the people. He also believed that the people needed to have more input in their government. An example of this can be found in Locke’s Second Treatise on Government. “They must not raise taxes on the property of the people without the consent of the people…” (Locke 2). The ideas that John Lockes brought about were the ideology of the English Parliament and went against absolute
Lockes believed that the government's job was to protect the natural rights of the people. Lockes came up with the idea that all humans are born with natural right of life, liberty and property. He also believed that the government needed the consent of the people to rule and that laws were universal to the nation. Lockes explained that laws are in place for the good of the people. He also believed that the people needed to have more input in their government. An example of this can be found in Locke’s Second Treatise on Government. “They must not raise taxes on the property of the people without the consent of the people…” (Locke 2). The ideas that John Lockes brought about were the ideology of the English Parliament and went against absolute