The Policy of Through

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  • The Policy of Thorough
    • Thomas Wentworth / Earl of Strafford
      • 1614-26: Was an MP in the North that opposed the kings for disregarding the rights of Parliament
      • In 1626, Charles made him the Sheriff of Yorkshire so he could no longer be an MP. Also, got arrested for refusing to pay a forced loan
      • In 1628, he wanted compromise with Charles. After Buckingham's death, he became Lord President of the North and one of Charles' Ministers
        • was seen as a traitor
    • Thorough in the North
      • North had always been hard to govern as it was so far from London
      • Wentworth introduced the BOOK OF ORDERS
        • Clear instructions on what to do and to send regular reports to London
          • This covered things like care of the poor and provision for apprentices
      • There were no new laws, but existing ones were vigorously enforced
    • Thorough in Ireland
      • Successes
        • increasing control of the New English
        • attacked Nobles who defied royal authority
        • enforced Church reform, and took back land wrongly taken by the Church
        • doubled income from customs with a new Book of Rates
        • getting a grant from the Irish parliament
      • Groups he alienated
        • Old English and Irish lost their lands
        • Graces were not renewed so Catholics felt threatened
        • New English didn't get the special treatment they expected
        • New English felt the Church reforms looked like Catholicism
        • Parliament as they granted revenue but got no grievances were addressed
        • All taxpayers
    • Success or Failure
      • Good intentions and some successes, but Wentworth disregarded the noble class which undermined his achievements

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