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Why Does Charles I Need Absolute Monarchy?

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Whenever law ends, tyranny begins (John locke). In our government laws are made by a group of people who meet and develop solutions for problems. They get the approval of different people in charge, and the words becomes law. But what happens when there is no president elected by the people, and instead a family that passes the power generation to generation, thinking only what is best for them and only them, as they know no better. That moments is when things turn bad and problems start to appear, here and there, everywhere. That is why absolute monarchy is a negative system, as the government begins to care more about power and not their fellow ones. As said before, absolute monarchy is a bad way to rule a country, and Charles I can give us an example why. His reign was made of only his decisions, and no one could say the contrary. He could raise taxes, and imprison …show more content…

He was one of the worst absolute power rulers in England, and did awful things for the country. Thanks to Charles I, Oliver Cromwell became a dictator. Because of Charles I bad reign, he was forced to ran from him, when he was safe gathered people, built an army called the Roundheads , led the England Civil War, and assassinated him after he won (518 pg.). When he took the power over England he closed theatres, taverns, prohibited dancing and swearing, and made himself be called Lord Protector (520 pg.). When he took the power and the throne of the king he started to make bad decisions, overused his power like when he the England church , and became another person. All this power made him able to awful things to the country like banning dance, etc. When people have all the power over something they change, sometimes for better, but the majority of the time for worst. They don't use their power to help people but instead themselves. Being in charge of everything changes people, and Oliver Cromwell clearly

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