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Exam - Causes of ECW Flashcards

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What we’re the three main themes of the causes of the English Civil War?

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  • power
  • religion
  • money
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What were the main reasons why Charles’ relations with Parliament were so difficult originally?

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  • Charles’ personality
  • foreign policy
  • financial pressures
  • Buckingham
  • Religion
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What was the petition of right?

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Stopped Charles from interpreting his prerogative as he pleased and it dealt with taxation, imprisonment without trial, martial law and billeting

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Why was Charles reluctant to accept the petition of right?

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Restricted his freedom and he wanted absolute trust and loyalty. He believed that the forced loan was the fault of the MPs themselves who refused him money

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What was the personal rule?

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The period of which Charles ruled without parliament

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What were the three main reasons why the personal rule ended?

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  • lack of funds
  • lack of popularity
  • religious issues
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Why was Parliament to blame for relations breaking down with the king?

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  • wouldn’t grant Charles a regular income or large grants (tonnage and poundage)
  • wouldn’t grant Charles the sufficient funds for foreign policy (naval war with Spain)
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Why was Charles to blame for relations breaking down with Parliament?

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  • refused to compromise with Parliament on matters concerning religion
  • collected customs duties and introduced forced loans without Parliaments permission
  • Promoted Arminians who were disliked by parliament
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In what way was Parliament willing to compromise with Charles?

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  • they would grant Charles money if he only agreed to speak to them about the matter of religion
  • petition of right
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In what way was Charles willing to compromise with Parliament?

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  • accepted small amounts of tonnage and poundage even though previous monarchs received much more which went against tradition (unconstitutional)
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Why did religious policy contribute to the unpopularity of the personal rule?

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  • Arminians were growing in power
  • Laud, the archbishop of Canterbury, favoured arminianism and was seen to be using absolutist methods to impose his will
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What were lauds aims?

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  • impose uniformity of practice
  • make churches more fit for worship
  • eradicate puritanism
  • increase Church influence on government
  • restore wealth of the clergy
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How did financial policy contribute to the unpopularity of the personal rule?

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  • distraint of knighthood
  • changes to forest law
  • wardships
  • recusancy fines
  • monopolies and grants
  • ship money
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Why was an increase in trade unpopular with Puritans?

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Saw it as abandoning the Protestant cause in Europe

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What was the book of orders?

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Monthly expectations to ensure that the idle poor were being put to work, children were in apprenticeships and erring poor were punished

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What was the important financial case which discredited Charles’ personal rule?

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  • John Hampden Case
  • He challenged the legality of ship-money, and although he lost the case, it demonstrated how legal experts were divided on the legality of Charles’ actions.
  • This caused a 90% decrease in income from ship money.
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What was the reform of the militia?

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A muster master was appointed to each county

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What was the important financial case which discredited Charles’ personal rule?

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  • John Hampden Case
  • He challenged the legality of ship-money, and although he lost the case, it demonstrated how legal experts were divided on the legality of Charles’ actions.
  • This caused a 90% decrease in income from ship money.
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Why was the reform of the militia unpopular?

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  • muster masters were outsiders and disliked by the counties

* fear that Charles was preparing an army

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What actions by Charles resulted in further discontent in England?

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  • act of revocation
  • articles of perth
  • wasn’t crowned in traditional Palace in scotland
  • took too long to visit Scotland
  • rejected petition that objected religious innovations
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What was the act of revocation?

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Took land from nobles and was given to the Church

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What did Wentworth do in the North to upset the local gentry?

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  • He gave JP’s a new ‘Book of Orders’, directing them how to instruct the local gentry.
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The introduction of what caused the Bishops War?

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  • The new laudian prayer book in Scottland.
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What were the two Parliaments called following the end of the personal rule?

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  • Short Parliament

* Long Parliament

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What two events prompted the Personal Rule to end when it did?

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  • Finance - Hamden Case.

* War - Scottland.

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Who was responsible for unpopularity in Ireland during the personal rule?

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  • Thomas Wentworth. (Policy of Thorough)
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What did Wentworth do in the North to upset the local gentry?

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  • He gave JP’s a new ‘Book of Orders’, directing them how to instruct the local gentry.
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Why did the Act of Revocation only put Charles in a worse position?

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Didn’t do much beyond alienating the nobles

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What was the impact of reinforcing the articles of perth?

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Upset Presbyterians as the introduction of bishops seemed too close to being Episcopalian

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What was the impact of Charles being crowned in Holyrood Palace rather than Scone or Stirling?

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Went against Scottish tradition and was seen as disrespectful - growth of hatred towards the king

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What was the impact of Charles rejecting the petition he was given by the Scottish Lords?

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Lord Balmerino tried to revive the petition but was charged with Treason and sentenced to death

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What did Charles want to achieve in the Short / Long Parliaments?

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  • To get financial support from Parliament,

* Without making many concessions on Laudian reform.

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Give 3 main events from the crisis of 1640-1642:

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  • Attempted arrest of 5 MP’s.
  • Root and Branch Bill.
  • London Mob (Rabble / disorder on the streets)
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How did opposition lead to the end of the personal rule?

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  • secret meetings set up
  • sympathy towards the punished
  • challenging legality of taxation
  • new prayer book in scotland
  • Scots didn’t trust charles
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Why was Charles forced to call for parliament in 1640?

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  • trouble in England
  • hampden’s case
  • bishops wars
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Why was their little expectation for war in 1640?

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There had been rows like this before but the cumulative effect of the crises were considerable

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Why was Stafford the main target of opposition and ultimately executed?

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He was seen as the man most likely to take a hard line against them and was associated closely with the attempt to rule without parliament

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What secured Stafford’s execution?

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Act of Attainder

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38
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Why was the execution of Charles not greeted with joy?

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No king had ever been executed in England

38
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Why was the execution of Charles not greeted with joy?

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No king had ever been executed in England

39
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When did the status of the monarchy begin to decline?

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Under the reign of James I

40
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What was James known as?

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The “wisest fool in Christendom”

41
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What was James a firm believer in?

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The divine right of kings

42
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What is the divine right of Kings?

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A belief that God had chosen the King and God couldn’t be wrong, neither could anyone appointed by him to rule

43
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What did James expect from his parliament?

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To do as he wanted - he did not expect it to argue with any of his decisions

44
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What advantage did Parliament have over James?

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They had money and he was continuously short of it

45
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What form of taxation did Parliament and James clash over?

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Customs duties

46
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Why were customs duties important to James?

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They were his source of income but Parliament told him that he couldn’t collect them without his consent

47
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When did James suspend parliament?

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1611 and they did not meet for another 10 years

47
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When did James suspend parliament?

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1611 and they did not meet for another 10 years

48
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Who did James turn to to help run the country without Parliament?

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His favourites (friends) and they were rewarded with titles

49
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Why did James’ decision to rule with the help of his favourites rather than Parliament annoy MPs?

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They believed that they had no right to run the country instead of themselves

50
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When did James recall Parliament?

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1621

51
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Why did James call for parliament in 1621?

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To discuss the future marriage of his Son, Charles, to the Spanish Infanta (Princess)

52
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Why was Parliament opposed to the Spanish Match?

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  • If such as marriage occurred, would the children be brought up as Catholics?
  • Spain was still not considered a friendly nation with England
53
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When was the last war with Spain?

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1588 (Spanish Armada)

54
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What was the result of the Spanish Match?

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The marriage never took place, but the relationship between the King and Parliament was never mended by the time James died in 1625

55
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How did Charles’ personality differ from his father’s?

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Charles was arrogant but also believed in the Divine right of kings

56
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What was Charles’ perception of Parliament when he came to power?

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He had witnessed the damaged relationship between Parliament and James, and considered Parliament to be entirely at fault

57
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When did Charles marry and to whom?

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1625 - Henrietta Maria (French Catholic Princess)

58
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Why were people worried about Charles’ marriage to Henrietta?

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They were fearful that Charles would make England a Catholic country

59
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Instead of Parliament, who did James turn to for advice?

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Duke of Buckingham

60
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Why did Parliament dislike Buckingham?

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Resented his level of power over the King

61
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Was was Buckingham responsible for in 1623?

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Taking England to war with Spain

62
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Why was 1625 a disastrous year for Buckingham?

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He lost the war with Spain and Parliament brought a charge of Treason against him

63
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How successful was Buckingham’s War was th France in 1627?

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It went very badly and the army lost

64
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When did Buckingham die?

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1628

65
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How did Buckingham die?

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While preparing a naval invasion of France, he was assasinated

66
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What were the main themes of the arguments Charles had with Parliament between 1625-1629?

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Money and religion

67
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In 1625, how long did Charles refuse to let Parliament meet?

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11 years (similar to his Father)

68
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Instead of Parliament and without the aid of Buckingham, what did Charles rule using?

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The Court of Star Chamber

69
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How did Star Chamber raise money for its king?

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  • Heavily fined those brought before it

* Rich men were persuaded to buy titles

70
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If rich men refused to purchase titles, how did Star Chamber make money regardless?

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Fined them the same sum of money it would have cost for a title anyway

71
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When was William Laud made Archbishop of Canterbury?

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1633

72
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What tax did Charles enforce in 1635?

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Ship money and now everyone had to pay it

73
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What was ship money’s original purpose?

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A tax paid by coastal towns and villages to pay for the upkeep of the navy as they most benefitted from the Navy’s protection

74
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What was Charles’ justification for making everyone pay ship money?

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He decided that everyone in the Kingdom benefitted from the Navy’s protection and so everyone should pay it

75
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What was Charles’ plan to force the Scots to do as he said in 1640?

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Send an army which ended up being beaten

76
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How was Charles punished for the war with the Scots?

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Forced to pay a lot of money as compensation

77
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Why was Charles forced to call for parliament in 1640?

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He needed money

78
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In return for money, and as a display of power upon their return, what did Parliament do?

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Call for the execution of Stafford

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What did Stafford do the influenced Parliaments decision to execute him?

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He was raising a Catholic army in Ireland which could be used to take over England

80
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When Stafford was executed in 1641, what did Parliament also demand?

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That Charles get rid of the Court of Star Chamber

81
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What was the impact of Strafford’s execution?

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Irish Catholics rebelled against protestants, saying that they were rebelling for the King

82
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What was Parliaments reaction to the Irish rebels?

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They didn’t trust Charles who asked for an army to fight the Irish because they believed that Charles would use both army’s against them

83
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By 1642, why was Charles forced to do as Parliament wished?

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They had the ability to raise the money that Charles needed

84
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Why did Charles believe that Parliament having control over him was unacceptable?

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Divine right of Kings

85
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How did Charles attempt to regain control in 1642?

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Burst into Parliament with 300 soldiers to arrest his five biggest critics

86
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Why were Charles’ five biggest critics missing from Parliament?

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They had been tipped off that they were going to be arrested and had already fled to safety. Parliament viewed Charles’ act as a breach of their privilege

87
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What demands did the long parliament pass in June 1642?

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The 19 Propositions

88
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What were the 19 propositions?

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Meant that the King’s power would be greatly reduced and control of government would be given to Parliament

89
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How did the 19 propositions divide Parliament?

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Some supported it while other believed they had gone too far

90
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What happened 6 days after Charles attempted to arrest the five MPs?

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He left London and headed for Oxford

91
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Why did Charles head to Oxford?

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He wanted to raise an army to fight Parliament and put his enemies firmly in their place

92
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When and how did the English Civil War begin?

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22nd August 1642

Charles raised his standard at Nottingham

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