T1: How successful was Charles I’s Personal Rule (1629-40)? Flashcards
When did Charles sign the Treaty of Madrid?
1630
Financial effects of the Treaty of Madrid:
annual spending on war:
£500k 1625-9
less that £70k in 1630s
Charles issued monopoly patent for soap
1634
debate about Charles’ issuing of monopolies said that it drove up prices and ran people out of business
1641
When did Charles make the collection of ship money annual?
1636
When did Charles extend the collection of ship money to inland counties?
1635
When did Charles first collect ship money from coastal counties?
1634
When was Laud made Archbishop of Canterbury?
1633
From what year was the Pope’s ambassador welcome at court?
1635
When was the Hampden Case?
John Hampden refused to pay ship money 1636
Case began 1637, decision made in favour of king early 1638
By how much did the king win the Hampden Case?
narrowly: 7-5
The Court of the King’s Bench was a prerogative court (in favour of king) so this was significant
when did the Star Chamber sentenced 3 Puritan writers (Burton, Bastwick and Prynne) who published attacks on gov + Arminianism
1637
In what year was there a taxpayer’s strike in which only 20% of ship money was collected?
1639
When was the Book of Canons introduced in Scotland?
1636
When was the Book of Common Prayer introduced in Scotland?
1637
