King Charles I And The Run Up To Civil warpar Steve Steve
1. Ship money , a tax implemented on coastal towns during times of conflict is enforced on everyone everywhere.
2. He decides to rule without parliament and so needs a source of money.
3. Laud changes COE services and adds in all the more indulgent catholic belief in (gold statues etc)
4. The sots attack England.However Charles has no money and thus cannot raise an army.The reason the Scots attacked was because of Laud's forcing of the prayer book and catholic views.
5. Charles Introduces a range of desperate money making schemes including -ShipMoney(alreadyexplained) -Monopolies (Does what is says on the tin - a monopoly on any given product) and finally- he sells titles like knighthood and earl for profit.
6. Strafford rules Ireland.He is unpopular with the Irish and Parliament
6.1. Charles married the princess Henrietta Maria.Rumours appear that Catholics are taking over .Why?Because she is a powerful catholic
7. Strafford is executed by order of Parliament.
8. Charles is forced to call Parliament for money
9. Charles spends large amounts of money on himself (paintings statues etc)
10. Charles I selects William Laud to the position of Archbishop Of Canterbury.Laud has Catholic views and dislikes the puritan , the dominant religion of Scotland.
11. Like his father , James I , he believed in the divine right of king.
11.1. The divine right of kings is the belief that all kings are chosen by god and have absolute power.
