HST 632 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Clergy Act 1640, John Pym, Short Parliament
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Ireland) charles calls the english parliament for the first time in 11 years: strafford is trying to get charles to play off his three kingdoms together. John pym and oliver st. john, opposition leaders in the short parliament. 2018-01-15: charles was desperate for army leaders appoints some catholic officers the catholics are lynched as the army marches north, the scots march down into northern england to capture newcastle. In the meantime, charles has to pay the scots 850lbs per day to keep the scottish troops in england: charles has to call parliament again to ask for money to pay the scots. Charles: this chips away at charles"s trustworthiness no one can trust him because he keeps pretending to give in to them. Attainder against strafford: act of attainder: parliament votes you are guilty no trial, no necessity of proof (no.