10.1. The Breakdown of the Personal Rule of Charles I, c. 1629-1640 II
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- 10.1. The Breakdown of the Personal Rule of Charles I, c. 1629-1640 II
- 7. Famous Flashpoints of the 1630s
- Henry Sherfield (iconoclasm and church authority)
- Bishop Piers and church-ales in Somerset
- The prosecution of Burton, Bastwick and Prynne
- 8. Henry Sherfield and controversy over images in church
- Sherfield, a town official in Salisbury, smashes medieval stained glass when he claims to see people worshiping it
- An example of iconoclasm
- seems perhaps more threatening
- An example of a prominent lay person acting in the religious sphere, without consulting the appropriate religious authorities
- 9. William Piers, bishop of Bath and Wells: The Defence of church ales in Somerset
- The Laudian bishop, WIllam Piers emphasised the decency, orderliness, value and antiquity of the parish feasts (even if pre-Reformation in origin)
- A response to attacks by puritan Justices of the Peace
- A defence of traditional customs and emphasis on social harmony
- 10. The Prosecution of Burton, Bastwick and Prynne
- In 1637, three authors of anti-episcopal pamphlets were sentenced in the king's special court of Star Chamber to have their ears cropped and to remain in perpetual imprisonment
- The three were:
- Henry Burton (puritan clergyman)
- attacked Book of Sports and brought together a series of punishments for people who had profaned the Sabbath in this way
- Dr John Bastwick (a physician)
- William Prynne (a lawyer)
- had his ears cropped for criticising theatre (suggesting actors were seeing Prostitutes)
- Henrietta Maria
- had his ears cropped for criticising theatre (suggesting actors were seeing Prostitutes)
- Henry Burton (puritan clergyman)
- Wanted to attack bishops, not King, but still in a precarious position
- The three were:
- In 1637, three authors of anti-episcopal pamphlets were sentenced in the king's special court of Star Chamber to have their ears cropped and to remain in perpetual imprisonment
- 10. Some reflections on flashpoints
- These demonstrate
- Strong defence of episcopacy (and therefore of royal authority)
- Clampdown on over-mighty lay people
- However, many of these tensions are PR disasters, especially the prosecution of Burton, Bastwick and Prynne, which provided the puritan a cause with martyrs
- These demonstrate
- 11. Breakdown of the Personal Rule - Scottish triggers
- Charles I imposes Prayer Book in 1637
- riots St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh when first used
- Scots abolish bishops and bring back Presbyterianism
- War with Scots forces Charles to call Short Parliament (1640) the first in over a decade
- Charles I imposes Prayer Book in 1637
- 12. Religious issues and Short parliament
- Short Parliament
- Convocation passes the Canons of 1640 (with Laudian focus)
- Some MPs (e.g.) Sir Benjamin Rudyerd) complain that Laudianism has effectively pushed them out of their own church and now all who question Laudian changes are labelled 'puritan' and/or seen as seditious
- Short Parliament
- 7. Famous Flashpoints of the 1630s
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