Personal Rule: key dates Flashcards

1
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March 1628- March 1629

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Charles’ 3rd Parliament

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2
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1625

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Forced loan from the wealthy

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3
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1626

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Forced loan worth 5 subsidies taken from all who would have paid the subsidy; widespread opposition

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4
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1627

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Five Knights Case (Charles wins)

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5
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7th June 1628

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Charles reluctantly accepts Petition of Right, which condemns his illegal acts:
forced loans and non-parliamentary taxation
imprisonment of free men without just cause shown
billeting on private individuals without consent

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6
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1628

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Laud made Bishop of London

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7
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17th June 1628

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Commons Remonstrance:
Tonnage and Poundage
Arminianism
lax enforcement of penal laws against Catholics
Buckingham and foreign policy
domestic policy issues
failures: God disapproves

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8
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June 1628

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Charles prorogues Parliament

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9
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23rd August 1628

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Assassination of Buckingham; Public celebrations inc. Parliament, Charles blames Commons for the death

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10
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January 1629

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Parliament recalled

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11
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2nd March 1629

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Parliament attempts to take action against customs officers for enforcing Tonnage and Poundage, especially against members

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12
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4th March 1629

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Charles dissolves Parliament, beginning the Personal Rule
MPs pass the Three Resolutions:
Tonnage and Poundage is illegal
those who pay it are enemies of the liberties of England
Arminians and Catholics are enemies of England

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13
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1633

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Shepherd’s Paradise performed, with Henrietta Maria and her ladies as speaking actors
Prynne’s Histriomastix published, calling ‘women actors, notorious whores’ (he is tried for insulting the Queen)

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14
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October 1634

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Ship money levied on costal towns and communities

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15
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August 1635

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extended ship money to inland towns and communities, raising roughly £200,000 p.a. until 1639

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16
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November 1637

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Hampden’s Case; John Hampden was brought to court for refusing to pay ship money.
Charles wins by smallest possible margin, makes collection harder

17
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1629

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Treaty of Suza; Peace with France

18
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1630

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Treaty of Madrid; Peace with Spain

19
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1635

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New Book of Rates

20
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January 1632

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Wentworth made Lord Deputy of Ireland

21
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1631

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Book of Orders
314 books of instructions sent out to local officials

22
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1629 (militia)

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Council issues orders for regular training and equipping of county militias to be organised by the Lords Lieutenant

23
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March 1633

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Privy Council issued instructions making the Council of the North as powerful as the Star Chamber

24
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1625 (Ireland)

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The Graces:
Irish subjects can hold land and participate in government while remaining Catholic

25
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1628 (Ireland)

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Recusancy fines wouldn’t be collected, no checks on Catholics holding office, guarantee on land deeds over 60 years old (not confirmed)

26
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1634-5

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Irish Parliament grants 6x subsidies

27
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1640

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Irish Parliament grants 4x subsidies

28
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1634 (land)

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Commission for Defective Titles
Irish landowners with doubtful claims to have their land confiscated by the crown and then leased

29
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1634 (religion)

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John Branhall made Bishop of Londonderry
Irish Convocation adopt 39 articles

30
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July 1637

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Common Prayer Book introduced to Scotland to widespread outrage

31
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February 1638

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Scots draw up the National Covenant, denouncing Canon Laws and the Prayer Book

32
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November 1638

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General Assembly of Kirk met, banning Prayer Book and abolishing Bishops

33
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June 1639

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1st Bishop’s War: English army invades Scotland
Pacification of Berwick

34
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September 1639

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Strafford recalled, he advises Charles to recall Parliament

35
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13th April 1640

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Short Parliament meets and is dissolved 3 weeks later
End of personal rule

36
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June 1637

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Prynne, Bastwick and Burton punished for writing against Bishops