Handout 9 Timeline In 1625, Charles Stuart became King Charles I of England. DATE KING’S ACTION PARLIAMENT’S KING’S WHO HAS THE REACTION RESPONSE MOST POWER?

June 1625 Charles calls his first Parliament and king King dissolves (ends) Monarch parliament. quarrel over taxes Parliament. Parliament and the war with People Spain. Feb 1626 Charles calls his Parliament angry King dissolves Monarch second parliament. because the King Parliament. Parliament listens to Lord People Buckingham instead of listening to Members of Parliament. 1628–29 England at war with Parliament is not Monarch Spain and France. sitting. It cannot do Parliament Charles imposes a anything. People forced loan (a tax) without Parliament’s consent. Charles arrests some of those who refuse to pay the forced loan. March Charles calls his Parliament presents King dissolves Monarch 1628 third parliament. king with the Parliament. Parliament ‘Petition of Right’. People Jan 1629 Charles calls his Parliament and king King dissolves Monarch fourth parliament. quarrel over many Parliament. Parliament things including People taxes. When Charles tries to dissolve Parliament, the Members of Parliament hold down the Speaker (the person who opens and closes proceedings) in his chair until the Parliament can pass ‘The Three Resolutions’. 1634 King imposes an old King rules without Monarch tax called ‘Ship Parliament for 11 Parliament money’ on coastal years. People towns. 1635 King extends ‘Ship money’ tax to all England. 1637 John Hampden arrested for refusing to pay ‘Ship money’ tax.

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DATE KING’S ACTION PARLIAMENT’S KING’S WHO HAS THE REACTION RESPONSE MOST POWER? April 1640 Charles, needing Parliament refuses to May 1640 – King Monarch money, calls grant any taxes until dissolves Parliament Parliament to sit. the king listens Parliament. People to its complaints. Nov 1640 Charles calls another Parliament insists: Charles agrees Monarch parliament. •it will meet every to Parliament’s Parliament three years demands. People whether the king calls it or not •it, not the king, will decide when it is time to dissolve Parliament.

Nov 1641 Parliament presents Monarch ‘The Grand Parliament Remonstrance’. People Jan 1641 King invades Parliament with 400 swordsmen. June 1642 Parliament passes a Monarch new set of Parliament demands called the People ‘Nineteen Propositions’. Aug 1642 Armies loyal to the Monarch king go to Parliament war with armies loyal People to Parliament. 1648 Parliament arrests Monarch Charles. Parliament People Jan 1649 King Charles I is Monarch tried for treason Parliament and beheaded. People 1649–53 Parliament rules. Monarch It abolishes the Parliament monarchy. People

1653–58 Oliver Cromwell rules.

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