Charles I
- Created by: shannonboulton
- Created on: 07-03-17 11:21
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- Charles I
- King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, which made him more poweful
- had a stutter, disliked long conversations with courtiers and politicians
- didn't stand out as being intellectual unlike his father + Elizabeth
- sensitive, cultured young man
- frailty, shyness + stammer. He preferred company of a few trusted individuals
- Divine RIght of King - ruler chosen by god. He was a huge believer. He got authority by God so no one could question what he was saying or doing as King as it was his prerogative
- his marriage to Henrietta was contracted for complex political and religious reasons.
- has a passion for the visual arts
- Duke of Buckingham, Archbishop William Laud and Thomas Wentworth (Earl of Strafford)
- printing press had dramatically changed people's access to information.
- by 1620's pamphlets being printed on every subject, as well as books called advertisements and religious texts.
- Aims;
- maintain law and order in his kingdoms
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- maintain law and order in his kingdoms
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