Charles 1st

Question 1

What does he do like his father ?

Answer 1

1629-40 -> rules without parl
“Eleven years of tyranny”
Both father and son bring them back because need money for war

Question 2

What is the reaction from parliament?

Answer 2

Petition of rights -> 1628 by Parl to show why absolute power is useless (Coke)
= Triggers eleven years

Question 3

What is a compromise that Charles refuses ?

Answer 3

Parl accepts to raise taxes if more pø power

Question 4

What does he want to do in Scotland?

Answer 4

Change the Kirk with help of ABish Laud (Arminions)
Book of common prayer for Scotland -> 1637
Similar to English CoE

Question 5

Reaction in Scotland?

Answer 5

Riots, measures don’t fit their world view and weren’t consulted beforehand
Scots elite become more defiant, abolish episcopacy + contest Charles’ power
-> “The Covenant”

Question 6

Reaction of Charles’ to this contestation ?

Answer 6

War begins with Scots -> 1639-40
Charles loses -> brings back Parl

Question 7

Where else does Charles try to implant the CoEs power ?

Answer 7

In Ireland want church and pø obedience
Opposition from old Eng elite (Cath) cause Arminions + prot than Cath
Alliance old Eng elite + Gaelics
Rebellion in 1641 -> massacre of eng prot

Question 8

Long term consequences in Ireland?

Answer 8

Eng loses religious legit and pø power there + tensions