Personal Rule

• What treaty ended Anglo-Spanish hostilities?

  The Treaty of Madrid
• How much was spending reduced annually by the Treaty of Madrid?

  From £500,000 in 1615-29 to £70,000 in the 1630s
• What was Distraint of Knighthood?

  Fines imposed on those with land worth £40 annually who didn’t attend the coronation of the king
• How many were fined due to Distraint of Knighthood and how much did this raise?

  9,000 fined which raised £174,000
• Which county had unrest in 1634 as a result of Distraint of Knighthood?

  Yorkshire
• What is an example of a feudal payment and how much did it raise?

  Forest fines which raised £40,000
• Which monopoly was sold to a Catholic family in 1634?

  The soap monopoly
• When were Papal envoys welcomed into England?

  1635 and 1637
• How much would you be fined if you remained in London without permission?

  £1,000
• What did Henrietta Maria maintain?

  Her own Catholic chapel and clergy
• What happened to ship money in 1634, 1635, and 1636?

  Ship money was applied to coastal regions, made national, and then made an annual tax
• How much did ship money raise by 1636 annually?

  £200,000
• Which gentry member was put on trial after refusing to pay ship money?

  John Hampden
• What was the vote in Hampden’s case?

  7 to 5
• What was the purpose of the Court of High Commission?

  To punish clergy members who didn’t conform to Laud’s religious demands
• In what year was Hampden’s trial?

  1638
• How much did Charles make due to Tonnage and Poundage?

  £358,000
• What occurred as a result of John Hampden’s case?

  The ‘Tax Revolt’
• What percentage of expected ship money did Charles receive in 1639?

  25%
• What trial occurred in 1637?

  Burton, Baswick and Prynne
• Why were Burton, Baswick and Prynne put on trial and what was their punishment?


  They published attacks on personal rule and had their ears cut off, branded on their cheek, fined £5,000 each, and imprisoned at the King’s leisure
• When was the Book of Canons issued?

  1636
• What did the Book of Canons do?

  Instructed the clergy on how to arrange their churches and banned ministers from asserting their own Church rules without the King’s permission
• What was imposed on Scotland in 1637?


  The English Prayer Book
• What is evidence of the dislike for the English Prayer Book?

  Riots broke out when it was first read in St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh
• Who did Charles rely on in the Bishops War?

  County militias rather than a properly equipped army
• What was signed in 1639?

  The Treaty of Berwick which ended the First Bishops War
• When was the Short Parliament opened and how long did it last?

  April 1640, lasted for 3 weeks
• What did the Short Parliament demand?

  Petitions against Personal rule, e.g., Pym spoke for 2 hours
• What was raised for the 2nd Bishops War?

  Coat and Conduct money
• Where did the Scottish occupy up to?

  Newcastle
• Where was Charles defeated?

  The Battle of Newburn
• What was signed in October 1640?

  The Treaty of Ripon
• What did the Treaty of Ripon mean for Charles?

  He had to pay £850 a day for the upkeep of the Covenant army while they occupied Newcastle until a settlement was reached
• When was Long Parliament called?

  November 1640