HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Detailed explanation-1: -A fews years later, in 1689, James and absolutism was finally defeated in the “Glorious Revolution.” After sixty years of conflict, constitutionalism finally established itself both in theory and in political reality in Britain, setting the English-speaking world on a different political path from the rest of Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -William and Mary consented to these and other limits on their royal power. Cabinet System Develops After 1688, no British monarch could rule without the consent of Parliament. At the same time, Parliament could not rule without the con-sent of the monarch. If the two disagreed, government came to a standstill.
Detailed explanation-3: -Absolute monarchy in England was established after the Norman Conquest of 1066. This first Norman king was William I (aka William the conqueror.) He installed a French-speaking aristocracy to rule over England.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1649, the House of Commons took the unprecedented step of abolishing the monarchy and declaring England a commonwealth.