The end of the personal rule Flashcards
What happened when the general assembly met in November 1638?
Episcopacy was abolished, this made Charles more determined to suppress the Scots by force.
What did Charles demand in April 1639?
The lords meet him at York with military assistance to defeat the Scots, he didn’t call parliament and the forces were so under resourced that a campaign could not be contemplated.
What was signed in June 1639?
Treaty of berwick, both sides would demobilize and the Scottish parliament would meet.
What was the outcome of the Scottish parliament?
Dissolved having achieved nothing, 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 speedy vote of money, parliament wanted to discuss violations of property, innovations in religion and the infringement of parliamentary liberties.
What happened to the short parliament?
Dissolved after 3 weeks, Charles lost the opportunity to swing the support of the country behind him and looked increasingly autocratic.
What happened with the convocation?
Did not dissolve at the same time as parliament and continued to sit in defiance of tradition. It produced a set of canons meant to assure people that laudianism was not popery, all clergy had to swear this oath.
What happened with the etcetera oath?
Backfired, people thought the etc meant the pope, there was outrage across the country and it had to be abandoned.
When did the Scots invade?
Invaded northumberland in august 1640, Charles had no army to defeat them, so had to agree to a truce at ripon in October.
Give the terms of the treaty of ripon
Charles to pay £850 per day for the upkeep of the Scottish army until peace was made, this meant he had to call parliament and lost his power to dissolve it.
