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When was Charles I king?

1625-49

What was the name of Charles I wife?

Henrietta-Maria

What was Henrietta-maria's religion?

Catholocism

Where was Henrietta-Maria from?

France

Where was Britain at war with im 1625?

Spain

What religion was Spain?

Catholic

What religion was Britain?

Protestant

What religion was Charles I?

Arminian

Why did people not like Arminianism?

It was seen as crypto-catholic

When did Charles I succeed the throne?

March 1625

What was Charles I first problem as king?

The treasury was empty

How did Charles I attempt to solve the empty treasury amd why did this plan fail?

Got a loan of £60,000 from the City of London merchants


Wasn't enough money

When did Charles I first parliament meet?

June 1625

What did Charles I first parliament refuse to do, why and what did they do instead?

Refused to grant Charles tonnage amd poundage for life


Disastrous Mansfield campaign under James


Granted it for a year


Forces him to call parliament regularly

How did Charles I show his religous sympathies?

Promoted Arminian clergy and gave Arminians positions at court

Why did Henrietta-Marias court and advisors cause controversy?

They were Catholic

Why were people unhappy with the 1620s war with Spain?

Conscription


Forced billeting of troops to peoples houses

What disease was there an outbreak of in 1625?

Plague

Where was the 1625 failed naval expedition to?

Port of Cadiz

Who led the failed attack on Cadiz and who nominated him?

Viscount Wimbledon


Nominated by Buckingham

Why did Charles I dissolve the 1625 parliament?

Commons started discussing impeaching Buckingham

When did Charles I call his second parliament?

Early 1626

Why did Charles I dismiss the 1626 parliament?

They tried to impeach Buckingham

Why was Charles I dismissal of the 1626 parliament a problem?

He hadn't received a grant of taxation

How did Charles I attempt to raise funds in 1626?

Issued a forced loan to all taxpayers

What was the punishment for refusing to pay the 1626 forced loan?

Imprisonment or conscription

How was the 1626 forced loan seen by many?

A direct challenge to the law and existence of parliament

Who refused to endorse the legality of the 1626 forced loan and what happened to him?

Lord Chief Justice Carew


Was dismissed

When was the Five Knights case?

1627

What was the 1627 Five Knights case?

Five knights refused to pay the forced loan and were imprisoned


Sued for release under habeas corpus


Refused the right to go to court because Charles claimed emergency powers of arrest

What is habeas corpus?

Demand made by prisoner to his custodian


Gives the prisoner the right to go before a court and demand to know the reason for their detention

When did Charles I call his third parliament?

1628

Why did Charles I call a third parliament in 1628?

Needed funds for national defence

What country other than Spain was Britain at war with in 1628?

France

Why did Britian go to war with France in 1628?

1625- attack on Cadiz - deteriotes relations as France is also Catholic


Buckinghams inept diplomacy


1627 - failed attempt to support Protestant Hugenot rebellion at La Rochelle

How many subsidies in taxation did the 1628 parliament grant Charles?

Five

What was the name of the document that parliament gave to Charles in 1628?

Petition of Right

What did the 1628 Petition of Right ask for?

Reverse the decision made in the Five Knights case


No more forced loans


No imprisonment without trial


No subjection to martial law


Citizens not to be asked to provide lodgings for soldiers

Why did Charles I dismiss the 1628 parliament?

Complaints about Buckingham and the promotion of Arminians in the clergy

What did Charles I do with the 1628 Petition of Right?

Published a revised version asserting his right to collect Tonnage and Poundage without a parliamentary grant and imprisoned any merchants eho refused under the justification of emergency powers in the national interest

Who was Richard Chambers?

A merchant who refused to pay Tonnage and Poundage (without a parliamentary grant)

What happened to Richard Chambers?

Granted bail by common law courts


Imprisoned by Prerogative Court of the Star Chamber on direct royal authority

What is a Prerogative Court?

A court where the powers of the sovereign are excercised, often by judges nominated by the king or queen

What religion was William Laud?

Arminian

What position was William Laud given in 1628?

Bishop of London

When and where was Buckingham assasinated?

1628 at Portsmouth

Who assasinated Buckingham?

Army officer John Felton

What was the public reaction to Buckinghams assasination?

Celebrated by lighting bonfires

When did Charles I call his first parliament?

January 1629

How did the 1629 upset Charles?

They were celebrating Buckinghams death

Why did Charles I dismiss the 1629 parliament?

They looked into breaches of the Petition of Right and the treatment of merchants who refused to pay Tonnage and Poundage

What was passed on the day of adjournment of the 1629 parliament?

The Three Resolutions

Who led the group of MPs who passed the 1629 Three Resolutions

Denzil Holles and Sir John Elliot

What were the 1629 Three Resolutions?

Against the growth of Arminianism, the levying of Tonnage and Poundage and the actions of those who paid it

How were the 1629 Three Resolutions passed?

Speaker refused to delay the adjournement so they held him in the chair until the Resolutions passed