Chapter 8 - Political Divisions: The Personal Rule And The Short Parliament Flashcards
What were the dates of Charles’ Personal Rule?
1629 - 1640
What were the reasons for Charles beginning his Personal Rule?
( 2 points)
- the collapse in relationship between Charles and the Political Nation
- Charles’ belief in his own divine right
What was the significance of the Privy Council in Charles’ Personal Rule?
Without Parliament, the Privy Council had much greater importance/influence over Charles’ decisions
What was the Personal Rule?
The period in which Charles I abolished parliament and the government and ruled without Parliament.
How was Charles able to rule without Parliament?
His royal prerogative allowed him to do this. He had the power to call/dismiss Parliament upon his royal prerogative.
What was the names of the two key Prerogative courts that enforced Charles’ will in his Personal Rule?
The Star Chamber
The Court of High Commission
What was the Star Chamber?
Made up of Privy councillors selected by the monarch. Charles could hold secret cases before the Star Chamber.
What was the Court of High Commission?
Chief court of the church, used by laud to enforce conformity. If a defendant was found guilty, they were then sent to the star chamber.
What were the dates of James’ Personal Rule?
1610 - 1621
What was ship money?
Ship money was a prerogative form of income that could be levied and put in place at times of emergency to fund the navy.
When was ship money put in place in Charles’ personal rule?
October 1634 - ship money levied on coastal towns/counties
How did ship money go on to cause tension and anger?
August 1635 - ship money extended to inland counties and levied annually until 1639.
What were the positives of ship money?
2 points
- quick way to raise funds
- raised around £200,000 (a lot of money) which was equal to three parliamentary subsidies
How were financial savings made at the start of the Personal Rule?
(2 points)
- securing peace with France (1629) and Spain (1630) = Treaties of Susa and Madrid
- Weston’s reform of court finance to lower the costs of running the court
When and what was Distraint of Knighthood?
1630
Anyone with an annual income of £40 who hadn’t received a knighthood at Charles’ coronation was fined. (Raised Charles a lot of money)
What was Customs Duties?
1635 = New Book of Rates updated prices on goods as a customs duty increasing the amount the Crown received (Brought prices inline with inflation)
Tonnage and Poundage as income:
Tonnage and Poundage granted to Charles for one year in 1625 but Charles continued to called it (large income)
How did monopolies bring in profit?
Loophole in the Monopoly Act allowed grants to corporations.
(ie. the granting of monopoly for soap to a group of Catholics)
What were Forest Fines?
Fines for any landowner said to have encroached on areas of royal forest (Charles used dubious maps and documents to impose these fines)