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Human relationships have always been dynamic. Change and

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 (the Crown and

the Parliament) effectively obtained, amassed and managed resources.

Samuel Huntington's, "Institutional Theory", will argue that the

existing government at that time was unable to incorporate the demands

and personnel that the socio-economic changes created.

Marxism was formulated in the 19th century. Carl Marx and his

associate Frederick Engels observed the socio-economic changes that were

transpiring in Britain. England was the dominant world power and had

the largest industrialized economy during the 1800's. The development

of the factory and the institution of the assembly line created a large

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