The assumption of absolute monarchy logically implies not only that the king is politically sovereign, but also that he dominate the economic and religious life of his kingdom. Absolute rulers, whether Catholic or Protestant, have always favored a single established religion under their control. King James was victim to the political battles and James's greatest political problem was his Catholicism, which left him alienated from both parties in Parliament. In the seventeenth century, there were …showed first 75 words of 482 total…

…showed last 75 words of 482 total…in the way they were ruled, oppressed them religiously, and governed by values that were in conflict with that of the people. The English were ready to establish a system of monarchy subject to Parliament, rather than absolutism. They wanted a Parliament that represented the people so they could have a voice in law making. The English also wanted a ruler who would recognize the Parliament as the supreme power. They found this in constitutionalism.