Charles 1625-29

Charles 1625-29

1. religion and parliament

   • majority of P were puritan calvonists
     • Didnt like charles as he was arminian
   • charles tried to reform the church to arminianism
   • Williams Laud does opening speach at parliament - leading arminian... spoke about obediance to the king
     • often seen as a mistake by charles
   • York house conference 1626---- discussing work by mortegue a leading Arminian.
     • ended up supporting him, pushing his ideas
       • seriously angered calvonist P members
   • Robert sibthorpe (arminian minister) gave a speech defending the forced loan
     • Archbishop Abbot did not support this speech, therefore got suspended from office

2. finance and parliament

   • forced loan- Charles made people give a gift of money to the crown, the equivalent amount that they would have paid if P granted subsidies
     • raised £260'000
     • collected the money publicly so people are more likely to pay
     • 5 KNIGHTS CASE
       • 1627 - five gentlemen imprisoned for not playing the forced loan
       • went to court and the King won so it backed up the DRK
   • Billeting and Marshal law
     • billeting
       • civilians had to house and feed troops
     • Marshal law
       • legal processes were suspended
         • led to soldiers commiting crimes like stealing from houses
   • TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE
     • Customs tax allowed for one year but Charles continued to claim for longer
   • PETITION OF RIGHT
     • 1628- charles called P... petition of Right signed
       • No more forced loans, no imprisonment without trial, no more billeting and marshal law
       • 5 subsidies were voted totaling £280'000
   • SHIP MONEY
     • only for coastal towns.
     • was accepted during the 1620's
   • Dowry from French match
     • £240'000 for marrying Henrrieta Maria