AHC: Swap the roles of Protestantism and Catholicism in Early Modern England

Puritans well, admirable in their strong beliefs, even when you disagree with them, like certain Calvinist groups (I'm Dutch). However under Cromwell they tried to mould society to their vision, we all know how that ended; .

With a shocking amount of personal religious tolerance, and the seeds for the mindset that would create the British Parliamentary system in place?

Just to make it clear, I'm as opposed to the bigoted declaration of Catholic ignorance as the next man, but the regularity with which Evil Calvinists are trotted out from the cornfield to terrify on this board is... well, a bit tiresome.
 
With a shocking amount of personal religious tolerance, and the seeds for the mindset that would create the British Parliamentary system in place?

Just to make it clear, I'm as opposed to the bigoted declaration of Catholic ignorance as the next man, but the regularity with which Evil Calvinists are trotted out from the cornfield to terrify on this board is... well, a bit tiresome.

The British parliamentary system is older than that, besides Protestants, like Catholics were rather limited in their tolerance. Not persecuting isn't the same as really being tolerant and giving them the same rights. In fact the laws governing the succession in the British monarchy are still full of anti-Catholic protestant prejudice.
 
The British parliamentary system is older than that, besides Protestants, like Catholics were rather limited in their tolerance. Not persecuting isn't the same as really being tolerant and giving them the same rights. In fact the laws governing the succession in the British monarchy are still full of anti-Catholic protestant prejudice.

The British Parliamentary System prior to the Civil War and the Commonwealth was a glorified rubber stamp nine times out of ten, just like most of the equivalent bodies in other nations and is only seen as exceptional because during those events it managed to do what the others tried to do and failed--make the king subordinate to the country. (And it still took them another deposition, and a whole lot of maneuvering to really make it stick...)

And frankly, expecting modern standards of toleration in 17th century is... asking a bit much...
 
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