Charles i

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Ebony stevens

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why was Charles forced to recall parliament in 1628?
because he needed them for money
in 1268, parliament forced Charles to sign the petition of right
what did the petition of right mean that Charles had to do?
could not take steps to raise money without parliaments approval
what was the significance of the petition of rights? 
it was of equal value to the Magna Carta of 1215
Charles shut parliament down in 1629 as he no longer needed them to raise money
what did Charles try to do to the church during his personal rule?
he tried to make the church more catholic
he could not raise money, so he introduced old taxes such as ship money
everyone was taxed, not just those who lived by the sea (ship tax)
why did the Scots lead an army into England? 
they refused to accept the religious changes of Charles i like a new prayer book
why was Charles forced to recalled parliament in 1640? 
he needed money to raise any army against the scots
Charles soon shut parliament down again as MP's criticised him
the MP's made Charles sign the grand remonstrance
how many criticisms of Charles were there in the grand remonstrance? 
over 200
Charles entered the House of Commons with his army and tried to arrest five MP's
what did he try to arrest the MP's for?
treason
what effect did Charles' attempting to arrest MP's have?
it broke down all the trust between the monarch and parliament
to this day, no monarch is allowed to enter the house of commons
Charles declares war on parliament in august 1642
personality of Charles:
believed strongly in divine right of kings
didn't take criticism easily
only listened to his people through parliament when he wanted to
Charles' rule started in 1625, within 3 years he was at loggerheads with parliament
the period of 1629-1640 was called his personal rule
in 1627, Charles dissolved parliament when they criticised him and threatened ti put his favourite Duke of Buckingham on trial
Charles refused the demands of the grand remonstrance