HIS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: William Laud, John Pym, Personal Rule
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Charles i 1629-1640: religious debates, constitutional conflicts become acute between the king and. He told parlia(cid:373)e(cid:374)t he (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:374)sult the(cid:373) a(cid:271)out (cid:373)a(cid:374)y of his poli(cid:272)ies. Many were angry, especially the house of commons. Religious, constitutional, government administration: charles (cid:373)arried a fre(cid:374)(cid:272)h, catholi(cid:272) pri(cid:374)(cid:272)ess (cid:449)ho (cid:373)a(cid:374)y did(cid:374)"t like (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of her background. Led to a lot of problems: other groups came into the political process. Artisans, skilled workers, merchants: he needed more money to operate his kingdom. He taxed aristocrats and the gentry to raise money levies(tax) Ship-money: a tax levied by parliament or the king along the coastal towns for money to maintain and build a navy to defend the coast. Money to support the church of england: charles also believed he could do other things without the consent of parliament. The leading archdiocese in the church of england. He would be the spiritual leader of the church.
