Charles I Flashcards
1.Who was Charles I and a few of his characteristics .
-He was James Stuarts son
-he was known to be shy and rarely mixed with ordinary people
- He loved art (one of the greatest art collection in Europe was his own)
-he was the patron of Paul Rubens and Sir Anthony van Deck
-was married to henrietta maria the catholic daughter of the king of France
2.In what did charles I believe?
In the divine right of kings and he wanted to rule without Parliament.
- Why did he summon his first Parliament and what was the response to his request?
He wanted to summon a aParliament to raise fund for the war in Spain- the House of Commons didn’t want to raise the taxes and didn’t trust him because of the catholic influence surrounding the king. Mad the king dismissed them and ruled without them for 11 years.
- What was declared in 1628?
THE PETITION OF RIGHTS : it stated that the king couldn’t imprison anyone without a trial and he couldn’t impose taxes without the consent of the Commons.–) became the foundation of later declared civil rights, but he dismissed it
5.What did he do in 1634?
He use this royal prerogative to raise “ship money”,which was made for the royal Navy.he needed the money to fight a rebellion in Scotland. Since no one wanted to give him this money he was forced to call another Parliament in 1640 that was called the “Long Parliament”.
6.Why was the “long parliament” significant?
Not only was a significant win for the Parliament ,but it was also the reflection of a change that had already begun with the Tudors =) the shift of influence of the medieval Church and aristocrazia and the rising MIDDLE CLASS that was establishing itself.
7.What happened in 1642?
In 1642 Charles I entered the House of Commons to arrest 5 Mps (members of Parliament) .but they had already escaped. He the proceeded to form an army of Royalists and declared war to the Parliament that was ready to respond.
- When did the Civil war begun and between who was it ?
in 1642-1649
irt was between the Royalists 8Cavaliers) and the Parliamentarians(Roundheads)–) also class conflict
