On the last post, Ireland & England, Kludge left a comment asking this question, “How did, say, the british house of lords, the monarcy, and parliment work together?” A very good question and one I intend to answer in the next week or so. Check back and send me nasty emails if I haven’t gotten to it after a while.
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Well,
Firstly, the House of Lords is the upper chamber of Parliament.
Parliament is divided into the house of Commons and the House of Lords.
After the civil war and the Restoration of the Monarchy in the form of Charles II, Parliament was divided into parties. The whigs and the Tories.
Generally speaking, the Whigs were seen as more liberal and often came from non-conformist (non-Church of England Protestant) backgrounds. The Tories on the other hand were more closely identifed with the Church of England (which is crucial to understanding the political motivations of the era)
Following the 1688 Glorious Revolution, Parliament began to take the form we are now familar with. The monarch began to take a backseat to ministers and the began to be a constitutional monarch, as opposed to an active ruler.
The Prime Minister and other ministers of Parliament could come from either the House of Commons of the Lords (although it was more likely to be the Lords in this period). The monarch was required to approve law and appoint ministers to his majesty’s government. The opposition party became known as his majesty’s loyal opposition.
the system worked because the many of the constitutional problems had been hammered out by the Civil war and Glorious revolution. This gave British government stability and eventually the foundation for true Parliamentary democracy.
I hope this answers some of the question!
Alex
http://www.historyofwarfare.blogspot.com
Thanks Alex!