When Charles succeeded to the throne in March 1625, he found an empty Treasury and dwindling credit
The loan of £60,000 from City of London merchants was not enough, Charles had to face Parliament
The meeting of Parliament in June 1625 intiated a sequence of quarrels that destroyed any co-operation between King and Parliament and led Charles to embark on a period of personal rule in 1629
There were disagreements between Charles and Parliament when the Commons refused to grant Charles Tonnage and Poundage, in response to the Manfield campaign
Charles was only given a grant for a year, this was done so that he was forced to called parliament regularly
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