chapter eight Flashcards
(75 cards)
in 1629 why did the relationship between the pn and Charles collapse
as Charles believed in the divine right to rule which lead to his personal rule
during Charles personal rule what group gained importance
privy council , as there was no parliament
where did the personal rule face opposition
England
scotland
Ireland
who were the two dominant figures in the privy council
laud
juxon
how long did the person rule last q
11 years
1629-40
in 1629 how much debt was Charles in
2 million
what did the personal rule aim to do financial
raise revenue
cut expenditure
how did first chief financial minsters try to raise revenue and cut taxes
- 1630 securing peace w Spain , treaty of Madrid and 1629 securing peace with France , the treaty of Susa
- westons reforms pf court finance lowering the cost of running Charles court
both measure had negative political consequences consisting of ;
Charles withdrawal from the 30 yrs war , disliked by puritans .
reduction in court costs alienated the pn
three sources of crown income
1625 collection of t + p
1626 recusancy fines , increased from £5300 a year in 1620s to £26,866 a year in 1634.
1635 book of rates , £425,000 yearly
what was ship money meant to be used for
a prerogative from of income levied in times of emergency to fund the navy
when was ship money levied on costal towns and counties
October 1634
when was this further extended to inland countries
august 1635
levied annually in 1639
how much did ship money raise annually
how many subsisdies was this equivalent too
£200,000
3 subsidies
how did Charles exploit royal prerogative
fiscal feudalism
forest fines , fining landowners encroached on royal forests , only raised £38,667 , and alienated landowners
fiscal feudalism
feudal duties
crown had the right to run any estate inherited by an under 21 to adulthood
personal rule wardship increased by a third
£75,000 annually
when was the Scottish rebellion
1637-40
how did Charles himself cause the Scottish rebellion
cut himself off from the Scottish opinion
unaware of the discontent
what alienated Scots in the lead up to Scottish rebellion
imposition of laudiansim
role of bishops
what were Presbyterian Scots suspicious of
bishops
what did Scots do in July 1637
scottish bishops armed themselves when they read the new laudian prayer book
read in st Giles Edinborough
an organised protest became a full scale riot
nobles used this popular support to maintain control of opposition to laudianism
when did more riots occur
in Glasgow and edinborough October 1637
Charles didn’t back down during this with caused…
moderates to become more radical
feb 1638 what happened
Scottish petition presented Scottish national covenant
