Charles I - 1625 - 1649 Flashcards
Act of Revocation 1625
Charles takes scottish land to support church in scotland
Tonnage and Poundage
forced subsidy by Charles
5 Knights case
November 1627, 5 men challenges Charles, imprisoned but later released in 1628 due to Charles mishandling
Petition of Right 1628
Limited Charles power through taxation imprisonment etc
Charles hesitantly agreed 7th June 1628
Personal rule 1629 - 1640
Marc 1629
Charles dismissed Parliament
Coronation of scotland
1633 - offended many
New prayer book
July 1637 St Giles Cathedral riots led to bishop wars
Scottish National Covenant
February 1638 - Manifesto to oppose charles
1st bishop war March - June 1639
Scottish victory, ended with the truce of Berwick
Short Parliament
April 1640 - advised by Wentworth only lasted 3 weeks
2nd bishop war
August - scots occupy Newcastle
October - treaty of ripon ends war, agrees to pay £850 to Scottish soldiers daily
Long Parliament
November 1640 - ends 11 year personal rule
Anti Court Consensus
Group of MPS led by Pym who opposed Charles and his personal rule
Act of Attainder
Led to Wentworth’s execution on 12th may 1641
accused of treason with no evidence
How did long parliament limit charles
Star chamber and high commission abolished
Ship money made illegal
Royal forest boundaries reduced
Distrait of knighthood made illegal.
Court of wards disbanded