Religious Animosity and the King vs. Parliament: The English Revolution. This 6-page, 3-source piece is a brief overview of the period in history known as the English Revolution, which lasted from roughly 1642 to 1648. Using a prescribed format, the author first discusses the following areas: 1.Intellectual Origins: the birth of pre-enlightenment ideas (Hobbes, Locke, etc.) and religious tension between the Puritans and Anglicans. 2.Sources of the Conflict: Charles I's desire to impose Anglicanism on England and Scotland, Parliaments yearning for more power, the rise and fall of Cromwell's Commonwealth, anti-Catholic fears and the "Glorious Revolution." 3.Changes They Wrought: English Bill of Rights, end of tyrannical monarchs, and greater Parliamentary control Impact on History: progression toward a three-tiered, modern government and secular ideas of progress and rights of the individual, which would become the foundation for the Enlightenment and fuel the French and American Revolutions. Pages: 6 Bibliography: 3 source(s) listed Filename: 3624 English Revolution History.doc Price: 53.70

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