Why was it surprising that absolutism failed in England?
a) Since Norman times the English kings has enjoyed more direct rule than most of their continental counterparts.
b) The English had always shown little tolerance for opinions at odds with those of the monarch.
Consider This: James I argued that his kingship existed “before any estates or rankes of men within the same, before any Parliaments were held or laws made. . . .” See 2.4: The Constitutional Alternative.
c) English monarchs had always been ready to put down local dissent by force, as with Wales and Scotland.
Consider This: James I argued that his kingship existed “before any estates or rankes of men within the same, before any Parliaments were held or laws made. . . .” See 2.4: The Constitutional Alternative.
d) The English traditionally held the king’s person dear as the father of the country.
Consider This: James I argued that his kingship existed “before any estates or rankes of men within the same, before any Parliaments were held or laws made. . . . ” See 2.4: The Constitutional Alternative.
a) Since Norman times the English kings has enjoyed more direct rule than most of their continental counterparts.
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