Chapter 3: Finance (The Quest for political stability)

Question 1

why wasn’t parliament forthcoming with funds

Answer 1

due to Charles’s foreign and religious policies

Question 2

how many subsides did parliament pass for the war effort and how much was this worth

Answer 2

parliament passed two subsides worth £140,000

Question 3

what was Charles’s response to being granted the subsides

Answer 3

he claimed that this wasn’t enough and against precedence, Charles asked for more

Question 4

what was the difference between Charles and other monarchs in regards to being granted tonnage and poundage

Answer 4

traditionally given to monarchs for life but Charles was given tonnage and poundage for one year as a way of bargaining to remove impositions

Question 5

what agreement did Charles make while dissolving parliament and how did he break this agreement

Answer 5

• he dissolved parliament with an agreement of not renewing tonnage and poundage and no further war subsidy
• but he used his prerogative powers to collect it either way

Question 6

consequences of forced loan 1626

Answer 6

• damaging to relations with the propertied classes represented by parliament
• forced loan 1626 led to the Five knights’ case

Question 7

brief summary of The Five knight’s case

Answer 7

• Defendants’ barristers cited the Magna Carta and other ancient legal documents as checks to royal absolutism
• this demonstrated the growth of opposition against the Kings policies

Question 8

what did Charles do when he needed funds

Answer 8

• Released all those who were imprisoned for refusing to pay the loan
• Recalled parliament in March 1628

Question 9

what was the consequence of releasing those who refused to pay the loan

Answer 9

• 27 of those imprisoned were successfully elected for parliament
• led to the petition of right which asserted the claim of no taxation without the parliaments consent

Question 10

what was the petition of right

Answer 10

commons made a joint petition with the House of Lords to safeguard their liberties

Question 11

how was the right which declared the claim of no taxation without the parliaments consent asserted again

Answer 11

asserted again in the Three Resolutions of March 1629

Question 12

what did Charles rely on during his personal rule

Answer 12

Relied on dubious prerogative taxation

Question 13

how much did ship money bring in per year

Answer 13

Ship money raised £200,000 per year

Question 14

what was the public response to ship money and why

Answer 14

caused much resentment due to the expansion of ship tax through the entire country

Question 15

in what year did Charles decide to enter war with the Scots

Answer 15

1639

Question 16

what happened after Charles decided to enter war with the Scots

Answer 16

majority of the taxpayers went on strike and refused to pay ship money

Question 17

what was the consequence of majority of the taxpayers going on strike

Answer 17

• led to him recalling parliament
• began the chain of events which ultimately resulted in the civil war

Question 18

where can the blame be laid on for the consequences of majority of the taxpayers going on strike

Answer 18

blame can be attributed towards his advisors such as William Noy

Question 19

what did William Noy do

Answer 19

revived many of the medieval taxes such as ship money and forest fines that Charles relied on