HIST 2F20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: William Lenthall, Matthew Hopkins, Homeopathy
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Last lecture people worried about royal prerogative, parliament pushes back, tensions between parliament and charles, charles stopped calling parliament (11 years of personal rule) during these year parliamentarians are frustrated. All comes to a head because of issues in the. This is commonly called the english civil war, They felt that it is too close to. Catholicism: worried they will lose their land, nobles back up popular unrest. English response: charles i and his supporters plan military response to scottish anti-arminian riots, but they underestimate supporter scottish resistance to laud and arminian in uence over the. Crown: keep in mind there is no standing army, he has to call them, english troops eventually retreat. End of personal rule: april 1640, first parliament called since eleven years of charles" personal rule, called with intent to secure funding to crush scottish revolt, two agenda points, funding (subsidies, grievances of the house.
