Opposition in England during the Personal Rule

Question 1

First writs for Ship Money

Answer 1

In 1634, only coastal counties received demand, as tradition dictated. Yet from 1635 onwards all counties were expected to pay, which naturally increased tensions.

Question 2

Success of the Ship Money

Answer 2

Most counties paid Ship Money in full, and in 1635-1636 just under 98 per cent of expected revenue was collected

Question 3

Turning point for the collection of Ship Money

Answer 3

In 1639, many of those expected to pay the tax refused and only 20 per cent of expected revenue was collected

Question 4

What groups of people paid Ship Money?

Answer 4

The wealthy normally bore the burden of parliamentary taxation. Ship Money was paid by a wider cross-section of society and included the poort

Question 5

What did Laud do to the Puritan

Answer 5

As part of his quest for uniformity in the Church, laud dismissed Puritan ministers and banned Puritan members of the gentry from appointing their own chaplains.

Question 6

Who are Bastwick, Burton and Prynne

Answer 6

High profile Puritans who resisted Laud’s reforms, and were all presented for trial in the Star Chamber in 1637

Question 7

Laud use of prerogative courts

Answer 7

he Star Chamber had banned the production of news sheets in 1632, and Laud took a personal interest in punishing those who continued to publish religious propaganda