1626 Flashcards
Why did Charles re-call parliament on 6th Feb 1626?
he needed money
Who was gunning for Buckingham?
sir John Elliot and Sir Dudley Digges
How did Charles start off the parliament?
made William Laud deliver a sermon where he stressed obedience to the king
Who had Charles made sheriffs?
Edward Coke and William Wentworth
What is impeachment?
a medieval parliamentary procedure brought back by Buckingham during the 1621 and 24 parliament to remove his rivals at court
a method whereby a crown minister could be tried by the house of lords on charges outlined in a petition from the House of Commons
What happened at the 1626 parliament?
-MP’s blames Buckingham for the failure of Cadiz while Charles blamed parliaments lack of funding
-started impeachment proceedings against Buckingham
What came of the impeachment proceedings against Buckingham?
they said that they would hold off talks of taxation until the lords announced the impeachment of Buckingham
Who was the Earl of Bristol and what did bro know?
he had been an ambassador to Spain when they went to secure the Spanish match and knew that Charles had bribed Spanish courtiers and promised to offer concessions to Catholics in England if the Spanish match went through
How did Charles try to deal with the Earl of Bristol?
tried to accuse him of treason but he turned it around on Buckingham in the lords
how did the 1626 parliament end?
in an effort to stop Buckingham’s impeachment he threatened the future of parliament and called it to a stop
What is a forced loan?
a form of prerogative income for the crown and normally only applied to wealthy individuals
How did the 1626 forced loan go?
Charles asked for the equivilant of 5 subsidies and collected them openly so as to make any opposition to pay an open form of opposition to the king-79 ppl refused and were jailed
How much did Charles get from the forced loan?
£267,000, around 70% of the original sum wanted
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