Charles I (1625-1649) Flashcards
What is similar about of him and his father, james?
They were both ineffective
Characteristic that made him suck as a king
he had trouble dealing with people in general
what did he do that pissed of anglicans and especially puritans
he married a French catholic
(review) who are the puritans?
they were reformers of the England church and they believed england was too similar to the Roman catholic churcch and they should eliminate the practices thats not in the bible.
what was his approach to religion that REALLY upset puritans
he associated with the high anglicans (branch closest to catholicism)
Why did puritans go to mass in the late 1620s aka Great Migration?
to escape Charles’ arcbishop Laud, who was a high anglican that persecuted puritans
parliament
englands’ law making body
what was the main problem for charles with the parliament
they were full of puritans and charles needed them to raise taxes
so why was it so difficult to raise taxes?
parliament passed a Petition of Right that said Charles had to consult with the parliament before raising taxes
what did charles ultimately end up doing to handle this tax process
even tho he agreed at first, he ended up not following the law and ended up getting rid of the parliament (1629)
what was the problem that came w getting rid of the parliament
he couldnt raise taxes without them
charles needs money tho so what does he do: Imported goods? royal land? nobles?
Custom duties - tarrifs on imported goods
Sells royal land
forces nobles to lend him money
What does he do in Scotland with the calvinists and presbytarians? what were their reactions
Forces them to do Anglican rituals
they were furious
what ultimately ends up happening between scotland and England? (1639)
They get in a war
What does he do in 1940 to get money?
He calls back the parliament
How does the parliament react like when they come back? How does charles react to that?
Parliament demands that he must hear out their grievances (complaints)
Charles is like helll no so he dissolves them again
What is this process of dissolving the parliament again SOOO FAST?
short parliament
what does charles do since scotland is winning the war (later in the 1640s)
calls back the parliament again!!!
this time, how long does the parliament go on until and whats the name given to it`
1640-1648
long parliament
what are two things that charles agrees to with the parliament?
no more star chamber
execution of archbishop
By the way, what is happening during this time in the rest of europe
30 year war
how does this relate with the 30 year war?
because of their own little war and shit going on its hard to shift their focus to other issues like fighting germany
in 1642, what happens with the parliament?
parliament passes laws that charles doesnt like so he gets soldiers and invades parliament
what is the result of soldiers invading parliament ?
the puritan leaders of parliament escape and they build their own army
