Why did the Personal Rule collapse in 1640?
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liamjallan on May 21, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Finance | No parliament meant no subsidies Great opposition to ship money, for example the Hampden case meant collection was difficult between 1637-40 He illegally kept receiving Tonnage and Poundage Forced loan and the five knights case |
| Multiple Kingdoms | Charles started a war he could not finish due to finances (Bishops' war) Charles worsened situation with Treaty of Ripon |
| Religion and Uniformity | Laudian reforms in England as he tried to decorate churches and Puritans felt the bible was the focal point of their religion and worship Covenanters in Scotland were displeased after conformity was enforced through the new Scottish Book of Prayer |
| Charles I | Belief in Divine Right with his royal prerogative courts were seen as going against the ancient liberties Poor political judgement - Wentworth in Ireland, Buckingham controlling foreign policy |
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