PARLIAMENT 1604-29 Flashcards
Shirleys case
1604, MP Shirely arrested for debt even tho freedom from arrest
The addled Parliament 1614, what caused this and what was it
Factional division (Howards), impositions, it was dissolved after 8 weeks
what was the 1624 parliament
mainly about thirty years war and the Mps not wanting it, before James died but showed he maintained a good working relationship
what was the focus of the 1621 parliament
the spanish match, monopolies being abused
1625 parliament
charles wanted 1 mill but parl only granted £140,000, dissolved after only two months
1626 parliament
following the failure of Cadiz,
people wanted to impeach buckingham who was the favourite which made charles turn against parliament worsening relations
what was the five knights case 1627
people arrested for not paying the forced loan but that went against habeus corpus which said that they had to be tried or else be released, lead to charles declaring that he could imprison anyone he wanted- made people not like him obvs
what was the 1628 petition of right
parliament had to consent to taxation, imprisonment must have a cause, martial law on the population was illgeal,
charles only agreed as he was given 5 subsidies
when was buckingham assassinated
1628
three resolutions 1629
held down speaker until signed condemning the kinds conduct, charles dissolved parliament two days later
reasons for breakdown with relations by 1629
religion,
finance,
charles,
buckingham,
ideology
