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Expedition to Cadiz - English soldiers drunk after discovering local vats of wine.

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1625

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Naval expedition failed to reach to reach Spain; dispersed by violent storms in Bay of Biscay.

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1626

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England declare war on France

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1627

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Buckingham led expedition, lands on French Ile de Ré

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1627

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Troops return from La Rochelle without having fired shot

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1628

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James chose Puritan Abbot rather than Arminian Andrewes as Archbishop of Canterbury

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1611

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pro-Arminian William Laud promoted to Bishop of London

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1628

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pro-Arminian William Laud promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury

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1633

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York House Conference

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1626

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Parliament granted customs duties (tonnage and poundage) to Charles for just 1 year rather than customary lifetime grant. Also granted 2 subsidies - inadequate war

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1625

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Vote Charles 5 Subsidies

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1628

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12
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Five Knight’s Case - challenged Charles’s right to collect Forced Loan of 1626/his right imprison them refuse - Lord Chief Justice found in Charles’s favour

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1627

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13
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Petition of Right

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1628:

. Arbitrary Imprisonment
. Arbitrary Taxation
. Billeting of Troops
. Martial Law

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14
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Three Resolutions

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1629 -

. Promoted innovation in religion.
. Advised collection of Tonnage and Poundage
. Voluntarily paid customs duties

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Book of Orders - Justices of the Peace (JPs) - to see that poor relief was effectively administered in the wake of 2 harvests - included a programme for famine relief. Supervision alehouses/repairing roads

. ‘perfect militias’

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1631

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Charles reissued the 1618 Book of Sports encouraging sports on Sundays. Hated by Puritans who were Sabbatarians

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1633

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17
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Bishop William Juxon made Lord Treasurer

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1636

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18
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Charles received first papal nuncio since the Reformation

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1636

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19
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Refused to allow court mourning on the death of Protestant hero, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

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1632

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20
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William Prynne, Henry Burton and John Batswicke

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1637

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21
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Charles introduced new Prayer Book in Scotland.

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1637

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Rebel leaders signed National Covenant to oppose it. Then met in Glasgow Assembly and abolished episcopacy in Scotland.

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1638

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23
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First Bishops’ War - showed Charles unable to raise/equip a creditable army without parliamentary sanction

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1639

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Pacification of Berwick - conceded Scots the right to a free church assembly and a free parliament

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1639

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25
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Charles decided rule without parliament

Why was this a reasonable option

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1629
Wars with France and Spain soon ber over
France (1629)/Spain (1630)

26
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Charles money making ventures 1630s

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. Increase his income by 50% by 1637 decrease crown debt

27
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Financial Expedients

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Forest Fines (1634 Onwards), Nuisances, Monopolies, Distraint of Knighthood

28
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Ship Money - extended from maritime/coastal counties to all counties
. Many of the sheriffs who collected Ship Money for the the King fought for parliament, as did half the towns that contributed most to the tax.

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Even though England not at war. Nearly £600,000 raised in first 3 years of widened assessment.

29
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Hampden Case

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Judge found in Charles favour but only by 7-5 majority.

30
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Crown remained under funded in 1630s

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Charles did not attempt any real reform of money raising methods.

31
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The Short-Parliament - refused to grant any supplies until redress of grievances - Puritans were sympathetic to the Scots rebels.

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April-May 1640

32
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Second Bishop’s War.

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August-October 1640. English forces defeated at skirmish near Newcastle.

33
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Charles forced to agree to Treaty of Ripon

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Scots to be paid £850 each day until settlement is made.

34
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Long Parliament

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November 1640

35
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Charles faced with unanimous opposition gave concessions, last 2 months 1640

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. Laud and Strafford impeached as evil counsellors
. Monopolists expelled from Commons
. Canons 1634 condemned
. Petition to Commons that episcopacy should be abolished ‘Root and Branch’

36
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Charles agreed to Triennial Act - every 3 years as well as an act declaring that the present parliament could only be dissolved with its own consent.

37
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Bill of Attainder - Charles swore revenge after signed - London mob

38
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Courts of Star Chamber and High Commission abolished

39
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Grand Remonstrance

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Passed 159 to 148 votes.

40
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Pym’s rumours that Queen was to be charged with high treason

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Charles attempts to arrest 5 leaders of the opposition in Parliament

41
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King flees to Oxford then York - tries to seize military supplies in Hull - London left for parliamentarians

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Feel they should control Army too

42
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Nineteen Propositions

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June 1642:

. All King’s counsellors approved by Parliament
. Parliament to control militia/troops
. Parliament approve those educating the King’s children

43
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King’s response to Nineteen Propositions

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‘the total subversion of the fundamental laws and excellent constitution of this kingdom’

44
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Marstoon Moor

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1644 - parliamentary victory

45
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Naseby

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1645 - parliamentary victory

46
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Parliament controlled

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London and Southeast plus East Anglia - parliament held wealthier areas - maintain their war efforts over long period - parliament controlled centres of commerce/credit

47
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Parliament controlled all 3 arsenals throughout the war

sea ports and navy - benefit from taxes on trade and keep London supplied

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Tower of London, Portsmouth and Hull

48
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Self-denying Ordinance - all MPs had to resign their commissions in the army
Cromwell was exception

49
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Parliament signed Solemn League and Covenant with the Scots Covenanter army of 20,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry

50
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Charles surrenders to Scots in Newark

51
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Second Civil War

52
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Colonel Pride purged parliament. Soldiers allow only MPs prepared to put king on trial

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December 1648

53
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Decided put King on trial - only way stop surge support for the king was to execute him and declare a republic.

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January 1649

54
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Army owed £3 million in arrears and frightened of ‘cavalier’ backlash once they are disbanded.

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Wanted Act of Oblivion/ Elect a General Council of the Army

55
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Denzil Holles issues Declaration of Dislike

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Declaring that soldiers petitioning Parliament for redress of grievances were ‘enemies of the State.’

56
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Heads of the Proposals

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Army wanted limit power Parliament as well as King’s

57
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Army seized king

58
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Army take control of London

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August 1647

59
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Agreement of the People

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October 1647

60
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Putney Debates

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October-November 1647

61
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Leveller inspired mutinies in the Army

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Corkbush Field (November 1647) and Burford (May 1649)

62
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Scots hand over king to Parliament - worried about royalist Scots

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January 1647

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