Charles I Flashcards
Spanish match
March 1623
The happy parliament
February 1624
Parliament grant money for naval war goes towards Mansfield expedition
With the help of Buckingham parliament impeached Buckingham
French match
1st may 1625
Married Henrietta Maria of France
Who refused to go to his coronation on 2nd feb due to Catholicism
Never fully integrated and had trouble speaking and writing up till the 40s
Came with her own catholic priests
Mansfield expedition
- January 1625
Angry bc granted funds for naval war
Disaster
Intended for Mansfield to take English force through French territory and recover the palatinate
It was a disaster 4000 out of 6000 died from sickness and starvation
French match concessions
Penal laws have been relaxed against catholics
James promised Louis xll a fleet of English ships which would later be used against true hugenos who were Protestant
Buckingham
Charles relied on Buckingham
Parliament called him the “cause of all our miseries”
Impeached Buckingham’s protége francis bacon
1621 led by Coke
The useless parliament
June 1625
Mansfield required sum of 20,000 a month to start military operations in Netherlands and Germany
Wanted to raise money against war for Spain joint military and naval expedition
Estimated cost of 1m
Parliament voted 140,000 and broke precident and didn’t give tounage and poundage only for a year
Unless parliament second session
Attached Buckingham so dissolves Parliament
Cadiz expedition
September 1625
Naval expedition against Spanish naval bas
Cost 250,000
2nd parliament
February 1626
Needed to re-equip and re arm troops for La Rochelle
Appointed pms as sheriffs e.g coke
4 subsidies discussed not granted
Forced loans
September 1626
Five knights case
November 1627
York house conference
Feb 1626
Third parliament
1628
Petition of right
June 1628
