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Parliament Dismissed
Parliament were unhappy with the activities of Charles chief minister, George Villiers, the 1st Duke of Buckingham. Buckingham had led a failed mission to Cadiz and it appeared that he was planning to help the French to put down the Protestant Huguenot uprising. Parliament moved to have Buckingham dismissed from office. Charles retaliated by dismissing parliament. -
Baron de Montesquieu
In 1748, the Enlightenment philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu, published a book called "On The Spirit Of Laws' which talks about how there should be seperation of powers in a government and balance between power. These ideas were later put to use in the Constitution.
