Funds for Second Bishops War leads Charles to call a Short Parliament

Question 1

Funds for Second Bishops War leads Charles to call a Short Parliament:

Date

Answer 1

1640

(April)

Question 2

Funds for Second Bishops War leads Charles to call a Short Parliament:

Summary

Answer 2

When Short Parliament assembled:

• Led to a flood of petitions against various aspects of Personal Rule- to remove Laudinansim and end the practice of feudal dues before they would grant funds
• After Charles demanded money from parliament, he dissolved parliament.

Question 3

Funds for Second Bishops War leads Charles to call a Short Parliament:

Causation

Answer 3

1639-40: Many of the gentry unhappy with funding a war with the Scots through a coat and cloth tax- ‘Taxpayers’ strike’. Lacking funds, and unable to borrow money from London merchants, Charles turned to Wentworth, who advised him to call a parliament.

Question 4

Funds for Second Bishops War leads Charles to call a Short Parliament:

Consequence

Answer 4

Clearly showed that he had to have access to parliamentary taxation if he wanted to fight a war.

Charles had the opportunity to save the situation by making concessions. Instead, after Charles demanded money from parliament, the Commons entered into a series of debates, and he was compelled to dissolve parliament after only three weeks.

Question 5

Funds for Second Bishops War leads Charles to call a Short Parliament:

Significance

Answer 5

Charles collected together an ill-organised and under-equipped force in order to fight a Second Bishops’ War.

• Most of his soldiers actually sympathised with the Scots and occupied themselves burning altar rails and other symbols associated with Catholicism.

Scots invaded northern England and occupied Newcastle.

• Charles defeated at the Battle of Newburn, near Newcastle, and under the Treaty of Ripon in October 1640 he was forced to pay the Scots £850 a day while they occupied Newcastle.