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who was as the previous ruler of england?

A

James the first of england who was also king of scotland but was crowned because elizebeth didn’t have any children

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what was the finincial situation for rulers during the Tudor and Stuart period

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previously, Henry the 8th had been a very financially irresponsible man and had damaged the treasury so a lot of rulers after him had to deal with his mistakes and repair his damage by putting into place high taxes

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when was charles put into power?

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1625

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what was charles like?

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-he was extremely private and loved his family
-he strongly believed in the divine right of kings and feared the parliament removing the king
-he had a speech impediment and was very short- not exactly the right image for the king
-he also loved art

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