Charles 1 Flashcards
What happened to Charles in 1625
He got married to Henrietta Maria
What did Charles wife believe strongly in
Divine Right
What did James 1 tell to Charles
‘You will live with a belly full of parliaments’
What law was parliament trying to control Charles with
Tonnage and Poundage
In what year did ship money tax be introduced
1628
What did Charles use to put powerful nobles and MPs under pressure and fine them
Court of the Star Chamber
What did the Duke of Buckingham organise
Expeditions
Which famous MP tried to remove Buckingham
John Eliot
What did Charles decided to do in 1629
Close parliament (11 years of tyranny)
What did Charles requested to happen to the Ship Tax
It too be extended inland
Who were the three puritans that were tried in the Star Chamber in 1637
Prynne, Bastwicke, Lilburne
In 1638 what did thousands of Scots sign
The National Covenant
Where was there a terrible massacre of more than 3,000 protestants
Ulster
Who was parliament lead by
MP John Pym
In which month of what year did Charles storm the House of Commons
January 1642
