The people of England had very little clue that a Civil War was upon the actions of the King and Parliament did not seem like all that big of a deal, until all the events were put together. From 1625 when Charles I inherited the crown to 1642 when the Civil War started , many different factors affected the growing tension in England. Parliament and the King has some opposing ideas and they did not want to set aside their differences and work together as normal. Both disobeyed many morals and laws which put the whole country on edge. Parliament pushed the limits on their power which caused the Civil War. Parliament did so because they were hungry for power, they debated between themselves and acted in corrupt ways. Parliament forced things …show more content…
One of the main reasons that caused Parliament to become divided was vote to pass the Grand Remonstrance. The Grand Remonstrance was another set of demands having to do with the bishops and ministers. The demands, “Narrowly passed by just 159 votes to 148”(Trigger 1). This is an extremely close vote that clearly shows that members Parliament had contradicting views. This would cause the people of Parliament to become more angry and therefore more irritable when it comes to other problems. Another topic that caused unease in Parliament was religion. Parliament consisted of lots of different people who, naturally, would have different religious opinions. There were lots of disagreement when it came to religion. One example is that “Some MP’s wanted to get rid of Archbishop Laud’s reforms. Others wanted to get rid of bishops. Others even wanted to abolish the church of England”(Trigger 4). These many options caused all the people in Parliament to be on edge, not wanting to be the one to cause a fight, but they still wanted to voice their opinions. Again, this caused Parliament to become very irritable, which would lead to later issues. As war became to get closer and closer, yet another issue arose that caused a disagreement in Parliament. Some of the members of Parliament began to focus on King. After the laws were passed by Long Parliament, “Some …show more content…
One way that Parliament acted in a corrupt way was that they refused to give Charles I the money in the first place. Normally, “Parliament voted to give the monarch the income from custom duties for life”(Stage 1). But in King Charles I’s case, he was only granted one year, which they thought would cause him to regularly call on parliament (Stage 1). This was a dishonest way for Parliament to act, because they forced him to something that other monarchs had never done before. This of course, would anger King Charles I. Another time that Parliament acted corruptly was when they passed a law, so that they could legally arrest two of Charles main advisors. This eventually lead to advisor the Earl of Strafford to, “Instead of being put on trial, a law was introduced which simply declared he was guilty of treason…[he] was then executed”(Source A??). Parliament just passed a law saying that they could execute Stafford. This is very unfair because usually the King and Parliament would have to work together to create laws, and Parliament just created a few that were completely against the King. This would anger the King greatly and cause more anger to be piled up, just waiting for the civil war to break out. Yet another time when Parliament acted corrupt is when they were called upon during the Short Parliament. During Short Parliament, members were asked to urgently
The Anglican Church and the English government were closely related to each other; the king not only ruled the country, but was the head of the church as well. Therefore, disobeying the church meant that people also acted against the king[i]. Like governmental organization, the Church of England was based on a hierarchal structure. It favored powerful bishops, ornate services and liturgies, and allowed people to personally observe the religion. During King Charles I’s reign, royal and elite citizens of England largely composed the Church of England[ii]. These close connections between the church and the state allowed for much corruption to take place[iii].
Under the reign of Elizabeth I, England enjoyed a period of religious toleration. However, near the end of her reign, a growing religious minority, the Puritans, became increasingly critical of her policies, believing that she was still too close to Catholicism. These grievances were magnified when Elizabeth's successor, James I, a devout Anglican, proved to be far less tolerant and tactful. Furthermore, James was accused of abusing his royal authority by attempting to undermine Parliament. The growing tension between Anglicans and Puritans worsened under James' son, Charles I, who repeatedly angered a Parliament in which the House of Commons had gained a significant Puritan influence. In response, the Puritans, led by Oliver Cromwell, called for a reformation of the church, including the abolition of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer and a ban on bishops voting in the House of Lords. When Charles attempted to dispel the situation by arresting five Commons leaders, loyalties in the country split and the English Civil War began.
Religious and territorial conflicts between states led to almost continuous warfare. So it is no surprise that Charles I’s troubles began early in his reign in 1625 when he declared war on Spain. To raise funds for his army and support the war, Charles asked Parliament for money. However, since he answered only to God he felt he was under no obligation to share with Parliament what he hoped to achieve or the expected costs of the war. As a result, Parliament denied the King the ability to increase taxes. To get around this the King dissolved Parliament and unilaterally imposed measures to raise money for his army. “Two of the measures that were extremely unpopular were the forced loan and ship money”( Grv, Jonathan Dewald). Throughout his reign Charles continued to engage in war which required additional funds that Parliament refused to grant him. Between 1625 and 1629 Charles summoned and dismissed Parliament three times. In every case, Charles failed to achieve what he needed from Parliament so finally in 1639 Charles indefinitely suspended Parliament and no Parliament was active for the next eleven
Charles the First has been faced with many problems with the Parliament of England while he was working hard trying to create a royal revenue. When he was being defeated in the First Civil War during the years 1642-1645, the Parliaments expected him to accept their demands for a Constitutional monarchy. He wasn’t very excited
However, although these aspects of Parliament were clearly undemocratic, the campaign for reform failed because the general British public did not impose their views on those in power which would result in reform coming about within Britain's sole governing body. Parliamentary reform was not the only target of reformist proposals ... ... middle of paper ... ... isciplined army which reduced the level of activities that radicals could carry out at street level.
However, the parliament did argue with him over the issues of money and religion. Therefore, in 1629 he ordered the dissolution of the parliament for the next 11 years, also known as the period called the Eleven Years Tyranny. So the king ruled England for 11 years without the support of the parliament. When Charles attempted to reform the Church of England, many people resented. Due to his firm belief in the “divine right of kings,” Charles ordered to persecute them.
They wanted more control, more men and money for their armed forces and projects. Over time it was clear what changes were working and for the better and which were not. In England 1640s there was a civil war between Charles I and parliament which opened the way for new demand for political participation. In 1688 when parliament overthrew James II it insisted William and Mary the new king and queen agree to the Bill of Rights. The seventeenth century rulers were successful which created the political and economic conditions for their critics to
During this time, the Magna Carta was written and signed. This limited the power of the king and he had to earn approval by the lords before he could make a decision. It also made it so a law can only be passed if it doesn’t go against the Magna Carta. It also implies religion by helping with giving the Church full rights that allows
Charles I was disliked by many of his people because he was trying to change the church to be more catholic, as opposed to being protestant before. Oliver Cromwell was a puritan and had very strong feelings about his religion. Cromwell & others took the view that Parliament had a say in government while Charles thought he had a divine right. In 1623 he took England to war with Spain and then parliament used this as one reason to bring a charge of treason against him. Another large reason Charles had much opposition is because he lacked money and had to tax the people heavily to make up for the fact that parliament refused to support him or give him money. He also took peoples land without compensation to use for warfare.
 Parliament-English lawmaking and rep. Body. Parliament grew in power because monarchs need money-this idea was that of limiting power within gov’t through three branches
Here the nobles forced the king to sign the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta eventually led to the rise of Parliament. Parliament, a place where nobles could have their opinions heard, separated into two houses. One house had the nobles and people in the higher clergy, while the other had knights and burgesses. The way they have split Congress today closely resembles the way Parliament was split back then. The Senate represents the nobles, while the House of Representatives resembles the knights and the burgesses. In 1265, the nobles and Simon de Montfort rebelled against the young King Henry III. Soon the nobles scheduled the first meeting of Parliament, which was held in London. Parliament’s main purpose was to pass or veto laws and to decide on allowing taxes or not. All in all, Magna Carta and Parliament were the first step to representative government and the way we govern our country
The English Civil War started as a conflict between Parliament and Charles over constitutional issues; it fired its way to its conclusion through the growing religious division in England. The monarch was supported by the aristocracy, landowners, and by the adherents of the Anglican "high church," which retained the ceremonies and hierarchy so despised by the Puritans. The Parliamentary cause was supported by the middle class, the Puritans, and the radical Protestants. The king's forces roundly beat the Parliamentary forces for almost two years and the Parliamentary cause seemed all but lost.
The Civil War had begun. The states were at war with each other. " This dividing battle between the North and the South was unavoidable. The Civil War was caused by economic, political and moral problems.
Political and social causes launched the Civil War as the most significant causes of the war. Representing the conflicting opinions of the people, government decisions and social movements/ideas clashed. Problem after problem accumulated until violence ruptured. With no other option to resolve the conflicts, for America, the Civil War was inescapable.
The period leading up to the Civil War was a period of great change. In 1603, James I was crowned king and this was the first time that England, Scotland and Ireland all had the same monarch. These were very different countries in terms of their main religion. In the past, these religious divisions had resulted in the Gunpowder Plot (1605). In addition, there were many tensions between Parliament and Charles’ predecessor king James I. During James I’s reign, the king suspended Parliament for 10 years between 1611 and 1621. This did not leave a good state of affairs for his son Charles I to inherit when he was crowned king in 1625.