Charles I Flashcards
Who said “The English people are not slaves, to be taxed at will?”
Sir Richard Hutton
Who said that the personal rule “extended prerogatives beyond its just symmetry?
Sir Thomas Wentworth
How did Murphy describe Charles’ war?
“A serious drain on resources”
Name the achievements of the Constitutional Revolution
1) abolished prerogative courts and taxes
2) passed the triennial act, ensuring the king couldn’t dissolve them
3) removed bishops from the House of Lords
What did the Nineteen Propositions try to do?
1) establish an independent judiciary
2) remove control of the army from the crown
3) reform the Church of England
What did Charles say when given the Nineteen Propositions?
“They’d turn Monarchy into Anarchy”
Who said that Parliament were “in a power struggle they couldn’t possibly afford to lose?”
A. Anderson
What were the long term effects of the Constitutional Revolution?
1) it was the first time Parliament had become dominant over the Crown
2) however, Parliament took it too far, and provoked a civil war, destroying both crown and parliament
How did C.Hill describe the constitutional revolution?
It was a “functional breakdown”
Was the Constitutional revolution a success in curbing absolutism?
While some of the legislation passed in 1640-1642 made its way into the restoration settlement, Charles II and James II proved that absolutism was still possible
