Charles I 3rd Parliament - June 1628 and January - March 1629 PR Flashcards
What did Charles do regarding taxes?
He collected arbitrary taxes
What was he attacked for? What did the people hate?
He was attacked for imprisonment without trial
Martial Law
What was Charles accused of doing? What did he believe?
Falsifying records in the 5 Knights Case
He believed that it was a general right but people believed he was trying to be deceptive.
What did MPs think?
He was trying to be above the law
How many subsidies did Parliament grant for in exchange?
They gave him 5 subsidies for a return of solving grievances
What did radicals want?
Eliot wanted a Bill of Rights
What did moderates want?
Petition of Rights
What did the Petition of Rights entail?
PR 1628 defined royal duties and powers
Believed that there was no imprisonment without trial
No taxation without consent
No forced billeting
No forced loans or martial law
How did PR 1628 stop Charles?
It stopped Charles interpreting his prerogatives.
Why did Charles agree?
He had to agree due to the fact that he needed money and had no choice
What was the result of Parliament attacking Buckingham?
Charles prorogued the Parliament and a break was made.
What did MPs accuse him of?
Collecting custom duties which broke the rules of the PR
What happened with Villiers being assassinated?
Happened during August 1628
Was stabbed and killed by John Felton
How did Charles react to Villiers death?
Was emotionally unstable afterwards and called off the La Rochelle expedition
How did the people react to the end of Buckingham?
Public were delighted
What did Charles wanted? What happened anyway?
Charles wanted a state funeral but was forced to do it in secrecy and had to turn to his wife for support.
How many children did Charles have?
Charles had 5/8 success rate, which was very good.
