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who was as the previous ruler of england?
James the first of england who was also king of scotland but was crowned because elizebeth didn’t have any children
what was the finincial situation for rulers during the Tudor and Stuart period
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
when was charles put into power?
1625
what was charles like?
-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