The reign of Charles I, King of England, began is 1625. England was experiencing a rising conflict in its country due to simultaneous religious differences of Protestants as well as financial problems that all intensified under King Charles I. England was a Protestant country and when Charles started implementing changes in the church, many got upset and feared he was turning the nation to Catholicism. Charles also did not spend the country’s money wisely and found himself with the need to raise more money, which he accomplished through implementing a variety of taxes, including ship-money. With Charles’ new ways to raise money, he upset many people. England’s Civil War of 1642 arose in large part due to differences in religious attitudes of the Protestants, the authority the King assumed, and the fiscal irresponsibility he had in England.
Charles’ marriage to Henrietta Maria of France was a …show more content…
Much dispute came from the English Constitution, as it was an unwritten document. The Magna Carta though, a part of the English Constitution, was written. The Magna Carta took feudal custom and documented it. Charles violated the Magna Carta when he took property from individuals. The Magna Carta states that the only way you can be deprived of property is through jury trial in a court of law. Charles would take land, without the jury trial. The five knights that Charles had imprisoned because they didn’t pay the tax, believed that according to the Magna Carta they should not be detained as “‘no man should be imprisoned except by the legal judgement of his peers or by the law of the land’” (Rebellion, p. 132). The defenders of Charles said that the command of the King is enough to imprison them and that there doesn’t have to be any other cause. Charles ruling like this upset the people and made them dislike him even
Charles’ marriage to Henrietta Maria of France was a …show more content…
Much dispute came from the English Constitution, as it was an unwritten document. The Magna Carta though, a part of the English Constitution, was written. The Magna Carta took feudal custom and documented it. Charles violated the Magna Carta when he took property from individuals. The Magna Carta states that the only way you can be deprived of property is through jury trial in a court of law. Charles would take land, without the jury trial. The five knights that Charles had imprisoned because they didn’t pay the tax, believed that according to the Magna Carta they should not be detained as “‘no man should be imprisoned except by the legal judgement of his peers or by the law of the land’” (Rebellion, p. 132). The defenders of Charles said that the command of the King is enough to imprison them and that there doesn’t have to be any other cause. Charles ruling like this upset the people and made them dislike him even