Civil War Causes Flashcards
Why was Charles’ relationship with parliament a long term cause of the civil war?
James and parliament had a very rocky relationship due to the belief of the divine right , the threat of marrying Charles to a Catholic Spanish princess
Why was Charles’ belief in the divine right an issue and a cause of the civil war?
Charles was arrogant and found it difficult to believe that a king could be wrong , spawned fears of absolutism
What did Charles do in 1629 that was a cause of the civil war?
He stopped parliament from meeting for 11 years
What did Charles do during the personal rule which made it so unpopular?
Ship money , forced loans , distraint of knighthood
What happened during the hampdens case and why would it be a cause of the civil war?
John Hampden , a member of parliament , was imprisoned for refusing to pay the ship money tax
Caused more fears of absolutism and wrongful imprisonments
What did Charles do in Scotland which caused the first civil war?
Charles ordered that the Scots use a new prayer book in their church services , causing the Scots to invade England in 1639
Why did Charles reconvene parliament in 1640 after the Scots had invaded?
He needed money from parliament in order to fight the war successfully
What were the prerequisites for Charles in order for parliament to raise the money he needed for the war?
He had to execute the Earl of Strafford and get rid of the court of the star chamber
What did charles do in 1642 which created further tensions
He went to parliament to round up his 5 biggest critics , John Hampden , Arthur Haselrig , Denzil Holles , John Pym , William Strode.
Why was Charles’ attempted arrest of the five members a cause of the civil war?
Charles had shown his true colours , he wanted to arrest 5 representatives of the people purely because they criticised him
