England and Scotland, 1560-1707

able accepted alliance appeal army Assembly authority became bishops burghs catholic Charles Church of England civil claim co-operation Commons commonwealth conscience consent constitution court Covenant Covenanters Cromwell crown Declaration of Breda declared depended divine right doctrine Dutch ecclesiastical economic Elizabeth's English parliament episcopacy Erastianism estates extreme extremists faction favour feudal forced foreign policy fundamental law gentry God's law grant ideal important independent influence interests issue James James VI king and parliament king's kingdom laity land liberties limited Long Parliament Lords ment ministers mixed government moderate monarchy nobles obedience opposition organization parlia parliamentary party political prerogative presbyterian principles privy council protestant puritan queen Reformation reign religion religious representatives resistance Restoration Revolution royal royal burghs royalists rule ruler Scotland Scots Scottish Scriptures secular secure settlement society sovereignty Stewart subjects success Tories trade Tudor union Union of Crowns Whigs worship