Charles and Parliament

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First Parliament, 1625
- CHARLES AND PARLIAMENT
  - Second Parliament, 1626
    - EXPEDITION TO CADIZ FAILS IN 1625 = debate this and relationship with France, Buckingham blamed.
    - Finance an issue - MP's want grievances raised before subsidies.
    - MP's want Buckingham impeached = DISSOLVED
  - FORCED LOAN, 1626 AND FIVE KNIGHTS CASE, 1627
    - FORCED LOAN = Direct royal command for those who usually paid subsidies to 'lend' money
    - FIVE KNIGHT'S CASE = Five men who refused to pay the forced loan test legality of imprisonment.
  - Third Parliament, 1628
    - Concessions made on both sides = FIVE SUBSIDIES and TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE.
  - Death of Buckingham, 1628
    - Henrietta Maria's power increased
    - Wentworth's power increased (in North/Ireland)
- Religious dispute - A New Gag for an Old Goose.
- Buckingham removes enemies.
- Arguments over war and foreign policy - Commons want sea war, Buckingham wants a land war.
PETITION OF RIGHT = made the forced loan and martial law illegal, illegality of taxation outside Parliament.
- Charles signs this in 1628 but uses the wrong form of words - published this way
- Third Parliament, 1628
  - Concessions made on both sides = FIVE SUBSIDIES and TONNAGE AND POUNDAGE.

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