英美概况-英国政体.ppt

The Period of the English Bourgeois Revolution The Outburst of the English Revolution British bourgeois revolution is a major victory in human history, the capitalist system to the feudal system. Bourgeois revolution establishes the dominance of capitalist production relations in the UK. In world history, British bourgeois revolution opened the prelude of the bourgeois revolutionary movement in Europe and North America and had hit the economic foundation of Europe and even all feudal countries in the world. This revolution promoted the process of history development in the world. It is the beginning of modern world history. British bourgeois revolution had not fundamentally solved lagging behind of the political and economic systems. On the contrary, it suppressed the British people’s uprising with reactionary aristocracy. Important Points 1. Three kinds of poets. Puritan poet(清教徒派诗人), Cavalier poet(保皇派诗人), the Metaphysical poet(玄学派诗人). 2. Literary term: Metaphysical poetry (玄学派诗歌) Literature of the Revolution Period The English Civil War The Civil Wars The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists (Cavaliers). The first Civil War (1642–1646) opposed the supporters of King Charles I. And the second (1648–49) was against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third war (1649–1651) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The Civil War ended with the Parliamentary victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651. Reasons : Beacause of the absolute rule of Charles, the confrontation between Charles I and the Parliament developed into the Civil War. A. The English Civil War is also called Puritan Revolution. B. It was directly caused by the conflict between Parliament and the King over the problem of supremacy. The Civil Wars C. There were two sides to the argument: peop