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    The Tudors and Stuarts are two iconic English dynasties, and their respective contributions to the government are characterized by their interactions with the people’s representation: Parliament. The two lines respond to the concept of an absolute monarchs in fundamentally different ways. The Tudors had a remarkable capacity for intuition and manipulation—their dealings with the people’s representation were notably effective. Both parties were open to compromise, and so the country progressed without

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    Long Parliament was called upon by Charles I, but technically Long Parliament created itself by imposing an act that would only allow parliament to be dissolved by a parliamentary vote. Long Parliament was being led by John Pym whose primary goal was to correct troubles in the kingdom, especially acts of treason because of the recent Bishops’ War. When considering potential acts of treason, it was speculated that Lord Strafford, who was a member of the King’s Privy Council, had treasonous intentions

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    The Stuart monarchy is equally matched to the Tudor Monarchy in tumultuous affairs. The Stuart monarchy began with James I who succeeded the throne from Elizabeth I. However, the eventual successor that would experience the highest degree of failures would be his son, Charles I. Charles’s reign can be considered one of the biggest failures in the Stuart monarch. Under Charles I, the relationship between the crown and Parliament would further descend. Although it does appear that Charles inherited

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    it, as well as keep his power, and he also knew how to delegate jobs to intelligent and loyal people. One of the ruler that was not successful in creating a strong and united monarchy using absolutism was the father and son of the Stuart dynasty who was James I and Charles I. These two never got along with the english parliament and always did things to upset their citizens and so they never were really popular nor respected amongst their people. The reason why absolute monarchy floundered in England

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    Scotland. In the centuries to follow these hereditary stewards ascended to the Scottish throne as kings, adopting the surname Stewart for themselves and ultimately forming the Stuart dynasty that ruled Scotland, Ireland, and England during the 17th century [13]. Thus Blackhall Manor can be thought a cradle of kings, as the Stuart dynasty of Scotland and England find their beginnings in Walter FitzAlan at Blackhall. Also at Paisley, Walter endowed a Cluniac monastery in Paisley in Renfrewshire, importing

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    to which decisions he was to make, he appointed personal advisors. Charles was not a popular king with the English people, who were infuriated by three main reasons: his control of the nations power, his control of the nations money, and even whether England was a Protestant or Catholic country. Like Charles himself; these advisors were profoundly unpopular in what at that time was Stuart England. Notable advisors of King Charles I include Thomas Wentworth, who was the Earl of Stafford, and George

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    Definition ========== The ideology of classical liberalism is concerned with the conception of an ideal society. The term classical refers to the early form of liberalism that flourished for much of the nineteenth century. It sees human nature as essentially selfish but rational. Therefore the ideal society is one where individuals have maximum freedom to pursue their own interest in competition with everyone else. Origins ======= Origins of classical

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    Who is Robyn Blumner? Perhaps she is simply your everyday editorialist for a daily newspaper. Or, as the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU), could she possibly have her own agenda? One of Blumner's columns entitled "Let's stand up for liberty" was published in a well known editorial writers magazine called "The Masthead". In summary, it focuses on freedom of speech, and how we tend to lose sight of it, or even have it taken from us during national hardships

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    Freedom of Speech

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    Freedom of speech Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used. In practice, the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations, such as on "hate speech". The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human

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    John Stuart Mill’s explanation of the harm principle is not as useful as once believed. Although the harm principle does in fact have some logic, it fails to set clear and concise borders regarding what denotes allowable hate speech. The harm principle essentially states that all speech, including hate speech, should be allowed. However, speech that causes a definable harm must be censored. For example, merely offensive speech is allowed; however, the context of the offensive speech in question is

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