adaptability have gone hand in hand with the passage of time for human

society. Systems have been developed to regulate, direct and control

the resources of this society. The systems are referred to as

governments and the resources as the populace or inhabitants and forces

of production. A government must be dynamic in its nature reflecting the

change in society. At times these systems have resisted the necessity

to adapt with its components (Society) creating a deficit between the

system and those it regulates. As the deficits develop, they cause

instability, and could lead to revolution.1

Theories have been developed to explain the systemic phenomenon

called revolution. This paper will discuss three modern theories and

apply them to the English revolution of 1640. The first theory,

developed by Carl Marx (Marxism), will address the economic evolution in

English society. This theory will emphasize and explain how the shift

from a feudal/mercantile system to capitalism affected English society.

The second, called the Resource Mobilization Theory (RMT) developed by

Charles Tilly, will explain how the English organizations

Scotland and perceived was a direct assault on their religious

conservative sect of protestantism, religious toleration was not

rising bouroeisie, were the unfortunate targets of this policy. The

demand for workers. This demand was satiated by migrating peasant from

Catholics was not viewed as favorable by the rising gentry

amount of the population to each organization. In January 1642, the

Some topics in this essay:
Capital Marx, England Ireland, , Goldstone Revolutions, Institutional Theory, Protestants Catholics, Crown Parliament, RMT Parliament, Civil War, England's Crown, crown parliament, forces production, term factors, control resources, carl marx, socio-economic changes, resource mobilization, institutional theory, resource mobilization theory, mobilization theory, 16th 17th centuries, short term factors, term factors revolution, factors revolution, huntington's institutional theory,