Causes of the English Civil War

Religious
1. Charles married to Catholic Henrietta Maria
  1. 1625
2. Laud's religious reforms
  1. Made priests wear Catholic robes
  2. Railing off the communion table
  3. Appointed by Charles in 1625
3. Lack of tolerance to Puritans
  1. William Prynne
    1. Condemned Bishop's power
      1. 1637
        Pilloried and his ears were cut off
4. The Grand Remonstrance
  1. November 1641
5. Scottish Rebellion
  1. 1637
6. Irish worry about Parliament raising anti-Catholic laws
  1. Irish Rebellion
    1. 1641
    2. Charles raises money
      1. Parliament demand control of the army
        Because they feared Charles might use it against them.
        March 1642
Political
1. Charles' belief in the Divine Right of Kings
2. Charles' period of personal rule
  1. 11 years
  2. 1629-1640
  3. Parliament only game him a seventh of the money he requested
3. Use of the Star Court
4. Poor leadership by Charles
5. Attempted arrest of 5 MPs
  1. January 1642
  2. Took 400 hundred men
  3. Men flee in a boat
  4. Riot occurs
6. Nineteen Prepositions
  1. June 1642
Financial
1. Charles' financial difficulties
2. Unpopular taxes
  1. Ship money
    1. 1634
      1. Levied during peacetime
      2. 1635
        Levied through whole country
    2. Challenged by John Hampden
  2. Fines and Forced Loans
  3. Sale of Monopolies - soap and wine
3. Raising taxes without parliament's permission
They both raise armies in June 1642
1. Charles loses control of London
  1. Charles raises his standard
    1. Nottingham
    2. August 1642

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