The Short and Long Parliament
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- The Long and Short Parliament
- Short Parliament
- only three weeks long in April 1640
- the purpose of the Parliament was in response to a number of financial issues
- in 1639 there was a taxpayers' strike
- instant opposition and distain as a result of personal rule
- led by john pym - a number of MPs presented a petition against Charles criticising aspects of his rule
- Charles was open to making concessions to Parliament but only in return for their support in granting him more finances
- in response to opposition this ultimatum Charles dissolved parliament
- The Long Parliament
- motivated by a need for money
- called in november 1640
- Second Bishops' War left him having to pay a costly settlement
- Treaty of Ripon - 850 per day while the Scots occupied Newcastle
- MPs such as John Pym and John Hampden formed an opposition group against Charles
- no calls made directly against Charles just his 'evil councillors'
- The Root and Brand Petition
- signed by 15,000 londoners
- received by the House of Commons in December 1640
- showed a degree of distain against Charles and his advisors
- In addition when Prynne and Burton are released from prison 10,000 Londoners celebrate
- list of mainly religious grievances from personal rule
- ultimately called for the abolition of a number of bishops and directed a certain amount of religious policy in opposition to Charles as it was sent to commons
- Attacks on Prerogative
- triennial act
- February 1641
- meant Parliament had to be called at least once every three years
- if not achieved they could meet without his permission
- taking away a signficant part of royal prerogative
- if not achieved they could meet without his permission
- Act against forcible dissolution
- may 1641
- long parliament only dissolved if it gives its own permission to do so
- a number of judges who sat in the prerogative courts (star chamber) in the 1630s were impeached
- Laud was arrested in november 1640 and held in the tower of london until his execution in 1645
- Thomas Wentworth was arrested and charged with high treason
- executed on the 12th May 1641
- triennial act
- Short Parliament
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