The First and Second Bishops' War and the Short Parliament

Question 1

What was the result of the First Bishops’ War

Answer 1

Charles signed the Treaty of Berwick in 1639.

Question 2

Why did Charles lose the First Bishops’ War of 1639

• The Scottish Army

Answer 2

The Scottish army was far superior and included a number of soldiers who had served the Protestant cause in the Thirty Years’ War.

Question 3

Why did Charles lose the First Bishops’ War of 1639

• Charles’s troops

Answer 3

Charles’s troops lacked enthusiasm and were generally reluctant conscripts

Question 4

Why did Charles lose the First Bishops’ War of 1639

• Money

Answer 4

Charles lacked the money to fight a war and had to rely on the part-time county militias from England

Question 5

Why was Charles to blame for the Short Parliament 1640

Answer 5

Charles had the opportunity to save the situation by making concessions to parliament, but instead he demanded money before he would hear the demands of MPs

Question 6

The taxpayers strike of 1639

Answer 6

It was prompted by a lack of enthusiasm fro a war with the Scot, and meant Ship Money was of no use to Charles.

Question 7

Terms in the Treaty of Ripon

Answer 7

Charles was required to pay the Scots £850 per day while they occupied Newcastle.

Question 8

Why was Charles resort to parliament after the Treaty of Ripon

Answer 8

With all of his revenue streams exhausted, and with new debts to pay, Charles was left with no choice but to call another parliament