From Restoration to constitutional monarchy- Locke's political theory
20 Outubro 2021, 15:30 • Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras
Historical context:
The end of Cromwell's Protectorate (1659) and the void of power. The opening of negotiations with Prince Charles Stuart. The signing of the Declaration of Breda and its political meaning: the limitations of royal power and the role of Parliament.
The Restoration (1660) and the role of the king under the new monarchical regime in contrast with French absolutism and James's II attempt yo emulate it.
The Glorious Revolution (1688): King James II deposition, Opposition offered the throne to Mary Stuart (one of the King's daughters) together with her husband, William of Orange. The signing of the Settlement Act.
Locke's Second Treatise of Government as the inspirational document of the newly founded Constitutional monarchy.
Reading of excerpts of the treatise on the emergence of a commonwealth, the meaning of compact and Locke's theory on Property.