The end of the personal rule Flashcards
What happened when the general assembly met November 1638?
The episcopacy was abolished, this made Charles even more determined to suppress the Scots by force.
What did Charles demand in April 1639?
That the lords meet him at York with military assistance to defeat the Scots. He did not call parliament and the forces were so under resourced that a campaign against the Scots could not be contemplated.
What was signed in June 1639?
The treaty of Berwick, the sides would demobilize and the Scottish parliament would meet.
What was the outcome of the Scottish Parliament?
It dissolved having achieved nothing, meaning none of the issues were resolved. Strafford urged Charles to call a new english parliament.
What happened at the short parliament April 1640?
Charles wanted a quick vote of money, parliament wanted to discuss the violations of property, innovations in religion and infringement of parliamentary liberties.
What happened to the short parliament?
It was dissolved after 3 weeks. Charles thus lost the opportunity to swing the support of the country behind him and looked increasingly autocratic.
What happened with the convocation?
It did not dissolve when parliament did and continued to sit in defiance of tradition. It produced a set of canons which were meant to assure people that laudianism was not popery, all clergy had to swear this oath.
What happened with the etcetera oath?
It backfired, people thought that the etc in the oath referred to the pope, there was outrage across the country and the oath had to be abandoned.
When did the Scots invade?
They invaded northumberland in august 1640, as Charles had no army to defeat them, he had to agree to a truce at ripon in October.
Give the terms of the treaty of ripon
Charles had to pay £850 per day to the Scots until peace could be made, this meant that Charles had to call parliament and lost the ability to dissolve it at will.
