Charles I and Parliament
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- Charles I and parliament 1625-29
- Religion
- Charles' religious policy created political tension.
- King's open support for Arminianism alienated most of the political class.
- Promoted the Arminian Richard Montagu to his Royal Chaplain, in the face of parliamentary calls for his impeachment (1625).
- Allowingthe Duke of Buckingham, state his favour fro Arminianism at the York House Conference (1626).
- Made the Arminian William Laud the Bishop of London (1268).
- King's open support for Arminianism alienated most of the political class.
- Charles' religious policy created political tension.
- Foreign Policy
- Charles' foreign policy was full of failures.
- He called Parliament to fund an attack on the Spanish, but the Cadiz raid was a disaster (1625).
- Tried to help the Protestant French Huguenots, but he was defeated at La Rochelle (1627).
- Both of these defeats were national humiliations.
- Parliments anger was sent towards Buckingham, as he oversaw foreign policy, and so they wanted him inpeached.
- He called Parliament to fund an attack on the Spanish, but the Cadiz raid was a disaster (1625).
- Both of these defeats were national humiliations.
- Charles' foreign policy was full of failures.
- Finance
- To finance foreign policy, Chalres has to raise money through tax, which needed Parlimentary approval.
- In 1625, Parliment agreed to 2 substedies, amounting to £140,000.
- However, Charles needed 1 Million, so asked for more.
- In 1625, Parliment agreed to 2 substedies, amounting to £140,000.
- To finance foreign policy, Chalres has to raise money through tax, which needed Parlimentary approval.
- Problems of government (1628)
- Charles' policies led many MPs to assert that the King was acting illegally and contrary to the established forms of government.
- When Charles called Parliament for the third time (1628), he demanded the immediate granting of taxes to continue the wars.
- However, MPs decided that no finance would be granted until their greivances were addressed
- They presented their greivances in the Petition of Right.
- No taxation without Parliament consent (so he can't keep them dissolved).
- No imprisonment without shown cause (5 knights case).
- No billeting of soldiers or sailors upon householders against their will. (not forcing people to take soliders into their house).
- No Martial Law to punish ordinary offences by soliders and sailors
- Desperate for funds, the King accepted in June, but his written reply didn't use the traditional words, hence making the Petition unlawful, thus the Commons insited on a correct responce and later recieved it.
- Charles' attitude towards the Petition forced the MP's to make a more direct statement of their concerns
- The Three Resolutions of 2 March 1629. These denounced Arminianism and encouraged merchants to refuse to pay Tonnage and Pound.
- On March 10th Charles dissolved Psrliament and began his Personal Rule.
- The Three Resolutions of 2 March 1629. These denounced Arminianism and encouraged merchants to refuse to pay Tonnage and Pound.
- Charles' attitude towards the Petition forced the MP's to make a more direct statement of their concerns
- They presented their greivances in the Petition of Right.
- However, MPs decided that no finance would be granted until their greivances were addressed
- When Charles called Parliament for the third time (1628), he demanded the immediate granting of taxes to continue the wars.
- Charles' policies led many MPs to assert that the King was acting illegally and contrary to the established forms of government.
- Religion
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