Charles PPR

Question 1

When and what was the Cadiz Expedition?

Answer 1

1625 - Buckingham lead the failed Cadiz Expedition

Question 2

How does Charles attempt to limit opposition in his early reign?

Answer 2

1626 - Tries to remove opposition leaders by appointing them as sheriffs, e.g Coke and Wentworth

Question 3

Whats Parliaments response to Buckingham in Charles early reign?

Answer 3

• 1626 - Parliament moves to impeach Buckingham. Attach much needed subsidies to the bill

Question 4

How does Charles respond to Buckingham opposition

Answer 4

1626 - Sent opponents in Parliament to the tower, e.g Elliot and Digges for trying to impeach Buckingham

Question 5

When and what precipitated the forced loan?

Answer 5

1626 - Forced loan, after the end of parliament, Charles was at war without the means to fund it. “Voluntary” but names of everyone who refused to pay was noted by JP’s and likely to be imprisioned.

Question 6

When and what was the five knights case

Answer 6

1627 - Five knights case. 5 people were put on trial for refusing to pay ship money. Appealed with Haebius Corpus, was a debate over weather the king could imprison without just cause, verdict sided with Charles. Many feared the king was encroaching on the rights of the people and becoming a tyrant

Question 7

When and what was the La Rochelle Raid

Answer 7

1627 - Failure of the La Rochelle raid. Parliament angered at humiliating defeat due to incompetence. 7800 departed, 3000 survived. Forced Charles to call the 1628 parliament

Question 8

When is the second round of opposition to Buckingham

Answer 8

1628 - Parliament pressure Charles to dismiss the favourite (buckingham)

Question 9

When and what was the petition of right

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Answer 9

1628 - Petition of Right is presented to Charles I, demanding an end to arbitary taxation, imprisionment without casue and quartering of soliders (Martial Law, Ship Money, Imprisonment, Billeting). Coke skillfully attached much needed subsidies.

Question 10

When and what was the petition of right

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Answer 10

1628 - Petition of Right is presented to Charles I, demanding an end to arbitary taxation, imprisionment without casue and quartering of soliders (Martial Law, Ship Money, Imprisonment, Billeting). Coke skillfully attached much needed subsidies.

Question 11

When was the assasination of Buckingham

Answer 11

August 23 1628 - Assassination of Buckingham

Question 12

What was the outlook at the start of the 1629 parliament?

Answer 12

1629 - Many thought that 1629 would be more successful; Petition of right was accepted; Buckingham was gone and Coke had retired

Question 13

What was Charles response to criticism of the Tax Collectorrs

Answer 13

1629 - When the commons criticised customs officers who seized merchants good in leiu of tax Charles defended them “They have done by the kings command”

Question 14

What and what were visitiations

Answer 14

1629 - Visitiations and presentment bills, made Bishiops responsible for relgious conformity within their diocese

Question 15

How did Charles describe the 1629 Parlaiment

Answer 15

1629 - Charles dissolved Parliament and begins his period of personal rule blamed “disobedient and seditious” members of the house of commons.

Question 16

When and What was the protestation

Answer 16

• 1629 - Protestation, Holles held the speaker in his chair while Elliot denouncing “innovations” and “those involved in the collection of tonnage and poundage” and threatened them with.