Personal Rule: key dates Flashcards
March 1628- March 1629
Charles’ 3rd Parliament
1625
Forced loan from the wealthy
1626
Forced loan worth 5 subsidies taken from all who would have paid the subsidy; widespread opposition
1627
Five Knights Case (Charles wins)
7th June 1628
Charles reluctantly accepts Petition of Right, which condemns his illegal acts:
forced loans and non-parliamentary taxation
imprisonment of free men without just cause shown
billeting on private individuals without consent
1628
Laud made Bishop of London
17th June 1628
Commons Remonstrance:
Tonnage and Poundage
Arminianism
lax enforcement of penal laws against Catholics
Buckingham and foreign policy
domestic policy issues
failures: God disapproves
June 1628
Charles prorogues Parliament
23rd August 1628
Assassination of Buckingham; Public celebrations inc. Parliament, Charles blames Commons for the death
January 1629
Parliament recalled
2nd March 1629
Parliament attempts to take action against customs officers for enforcing Tonnage and Poundage, especially against members
4th March 1629
Charles dissolves Parliament, beginning the Personal Rule
MPs pass the Three Resolutions:
Tonnage and Poundage is illegal
those who pay it are enemies of the liberties of England
Arminians and Catholics are enemies of England
1633
Shepherd’s Paradise performed, with Henrietta Maria and her ladies as speaking actors
Prynne’s Histriomastix published, calling ‘women actors, notorious whores’ (he is tried for insulting the Queen)
October 1634
Ship money levied on costal towns and communities
August 1635
extended ship money to inland towns and communities, raising roughly £200,000 p.a. until 1639
November 1637
Hampden’s Case; John Hampden was brought to court for refusing to pay ship money.
Charles wins by smallest possible margin, makes collection harder
1629
Treaty of Suza; Peace with France
1630
Treaty of Madrid; Peace with Spain
1635
New Book of Rates
January 1632
Wentworth made Lord Deputy of Ireland
1631
Book of Orders
314 books of instructions sent out to local officials
1629 (militia)
Council issues orders for regular training and equipping of county militias to be organised by the Lords Lieutenant
March 1633
Privy Council issued instructions making the Council of the North as powerful as the Star Chamber
1625 (Ireland)
The Graces:
Irish subjects can hold land and participate in government while remaining Catholic
1628 (Ireland)
Recusancy fines wouldn’t be collected, no checks on Catholics holding office, guarantee on land deeds over 60 years old (not confirmed)
1634-5
Irish Parliament grants 6x subsidies
1640
Irish Parliament grants 4x subsidies
1634 (land)
Commission for Defective Titles
Irish landowners with doubtful claims to have their land confiscated by the crown and then leased
1634 (religion)
John Branhall made Bishop of Londonderry
Irish Convocation adopt 39 articles
July 1637
Common Prayer Book introduced to Scotland to widespread outrage
February 1638
Scots draw up the National Covenant, denouncing Canon Laws and the Prayer Book
November 1638
General Assembly of Kirk met, banning Prayer Book and abolishing Bishops
June 1639
1st Bishop’s War: English army invades Scotland
Pacification of Berwick
September 1639
Strafford recalled, he advises Charles to recall Parliament
13th April 1640
Short Parliament meets and is dissolved 3 weeks later
End of personal rule
June 1637
Prynne, Bastwick and Burton punished for writing against Bishops
