Dates (1629-1640) Flashcards
When did the Personal Rule start?
March 1629
When did the Personal Rule end?
April 1640
When was the Personal Rule?
1629-1640
When was Charles crowned King of Scotland, making his first visit?
1633
When was the Book of Orders (issued to JP’s to improve local governance and enforce royal authority) issued?
1631
When was Laud made Archbishop of Canterbury?
1633
When was Ship Money established?
1634
When did revenue from ship money reached £200,000 a year?
1635
When was Ship Money extended to inland counties?
1635
When did Charles and Laud imposed English Prayer Book on the Scottish Kirk?
1637
When was the Hampden Case, where the judges ruled 7 to 5 in favour of the King?
1637
When was there a riot in response to the new Prayer Book?
June 1637
When was the National Covenant signed?
February 1638
When was the First Bishops’ War?
1639
When was the Treaty of Berwick signed?
June 1639
When was Strafford (Wentworth) recalled from Ireland to advise Charles?
1639
When was the Short Parliament called?
April 1640
When was the Short Parliament dissolved?
May 1640
When was the Second Bishops’ War?
August–October 1640
When did Charles sign the Treaty of Ripon?
October 1640
When did Charles call the Long Parliament?
November 1640 (first session)
