MFL on Charles

MFL on Charles

1. Parliament

   • Subsidies for 1625 Parliament (5 = £140,000, war)
   • Charles three parliaments (1625, 1626, 1628)
   • 5 Knights Case - Absolutist Monarch
   • Had to house troops, forced upon them
   • Three Resolutions; 1) Popery and Arminianism, Tonnage and Poundage, captial enemy
   • Made opposing MPs sheriffs so they couldn't be elected
   • T+P was collected without permission from Parliament
   • 1628 parliament subsidies (5=£280,000)
   • T+P main issue of 1625 parliament
   • Petition of Rights
     • Forced to sign it
     • Forced loans illegal
     • No-one imprisoned without just cause
     • Soldiers not billeted against will
     • Martial Law illegal
   • 1626 Parliament dissolved due to Buckingham
   • Absolutist Tendencies
     • Forced Loan
     • 5 Knights Case
     • FP against Spain
     • Dissolution of Parliament
   • Buckingham's Assassination
     • Henrietta Maria influence
     • Fresh start with Charles

2. Religion

   • Sibthorpe (Armenian) defended forced loan, increased Charles' support for Armenianism
   • Laud appointed Bishop of London
   • Laud, was appointed Bishop of London
   • York House Conference
     • Conference between Puritans and Armenians
     • Buckingham and Charles' support for Armenianism

3. Economy

   • 1627 - Forced loan to get money from the people who would give subsidies without parliaments permission
   • Forced Loan undermined parliaments authority and showed that Charles had absolutist tendencies

4. Foreign Policy

   • Cadiz Expedition - 1625
     • Huge failure and showed Kings lack of discipline
   • 1627 - Ile de re expedition
   • Break from France
     • 1621
     • Refused to give military aid to help Hugeunots
   • Aggressive policy against Spain
   • Wife - Henrietta Maria