Charles I, Personal Rule and Parliaments- 1625-1640 Flashcards

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Laudian Reform - Imposing Uniformity (4)

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Conformnity to Book of Common Prayer
Strict obedience to church law+39 articles
Commissioners regualry visited churches
Arminian services (East end of chruch+vestments+bowing+priest separate)

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Laudian Reform - Destroying Puritanism (4)

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Used Court of High Commission+Star Chamber to prosecute (Alexander Leighton+William Prynne)
1637 - Prynne, Bastwick and Burton punished
1633 - Dissolution of Feofees for Impropriations
Censoring of Puritan propaganda

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Laudian Reform - Restoration of churches (3)

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1633 - Special levy (tax) on restoration of St Paul’s
Allowed clergy to recieve tithes rather than gentry
Bishops and priests instructed to live in their buildings

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Laudian Reform - Divine Right of King (2)

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Pluralism - 1635 Bishop Juxon of London=lord treasurer

Sermons supporting divine nature of royal authority

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Laud’s Promotions in Charles’ reign

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1625 - Bishop of Bath and Wells (rich af)
1629 - Bishop of London (also rich af and politically important)
1633 - Archbishop of Canterbury
1630s - Privy Council+High Court of Commission+Star Chamber

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Ship Money Collections 1635-1639

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1635 - £218k imposed, 98% collected
1636 - £196k imposed, 96% collected
1637 - £196k imposed, 91% collected
1638 - £69k imposed, 80% collected
1639 - £210k imposed, 25% collected
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The Ship Money Trial - Date+Events (5)

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1637
John Hampden (respected) refuses to pay ship money
Brought to trial - issue of non parliament tax
Oliver St John argued England was not at war+king had time to call Parliament
Result= 5 for Hampden, 7 for king (king picked judges)
Huge Public interest

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Charles’ cheeky ways of making quick dosh

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Revival of forest laws
Distraint of Knighthood
Abolition of feofees for Impropriations
Ship Money
Monopolies
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Thourough - Definition (2) and Events (3)

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Government closely followed actions of officials
Belief king’s subjects were incompentant
Book of Orders 1631 - clarified responsiblities of JPs+officals accountable to higher authority
Improving militia - counties keep weapons

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