personal rule Flashcards
what courts were used in personal rule
Star Chamber, High Comission
what was debt by 1629
2 million
how were savings made at the start of personal rule
peace with spain and france, reform of court finance
fiscal feudalism to increase crown revenue, with examples
Distraint of Knighthood- fining those who made over £40 per year who werent knighted upon coronation
Continued collection of tonnage and poundage
Monopolies Act loophole allowed Charles to grant monopolies to corporations
ship money!!!
prerogative right, by 1635 everyone had to pay it when previously it was only for costal towns in an emergency for the navy
made about £200,000 annually
Scottish Rebellion when and what
1637, St Giles cathedral riots, the scottish covenanters wanted to fight Charles- this is why he started demanding ship money to fight them back
Bishops wars 1639-40
Short parliament- called to get money to fight the scots but charles wouldnt compromise so it was dissolved. WAR WITHOUT PARL BACKING
Treaty of Ripon 1640 meaning that charles would pay the scottish armies living fees while they were in England and Charles needed to find a way to fund this
irish troubles
irish rebellion 1641 After wentworth returned to england, the catholics started massacring protestants to premptively oppose english Protestantism being enforced
english opposition
1637 Hampden Case, He refused to pay ship money and while Charles won the case people turned on him
what did many puritans do during this time
emigrate to america
long parliament , when and for how long
1640, lasted 12 years as it was never technically closed by an act of parliament till 1660
what happened to wentworth
impeached and executed on 12th may 1641, charles gave permission to the execution as he was fearing for the lives of his family
who was john pym
wanted to attack charles’ prerogative
root and branch petition 1640
opposed laudianism, supported by Pym
