Why did monarchical government fail in 1629?
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- Why did Monarchical Government fail in 1629?
- The Duke of Buckingham
- Buckingham's meeting at York House stirred up religious tensions between puritans and arminians.
- The Mansfield expedition was a failure
- Buckingham had poor diplomacy
- Buckingham led Charles to a disastrous foreign policy which made parliament believe he had too much influence over the King.
- Parliament
- Parliament attempted to impeach Buckingham in 1625
- Parliament only granted subsidies worth £120,00 in 1625 for the war with Spain when £1 million was required.
- Holles and Valentine started conflict and attacked the speaker of the house in 1629 to prevent him from passing proceedings.
- Petition of Right 1628
- Parliament took advantage of Charles' inexperience and youth and attempted to take some of his royal power away
- Charles I
- Charles firmly believed in the Divine Right of Kings
- Ignored the Petition Of Right
- Promoted Arminian Clergy
- Collected duties such as tonnage and poundage without parliamentary permission
- Dissolved Parliament to keep prerogative power
- Introduced martial law
- Charles was young and inexperienced when he came into power and believed his subjects were obliged to obey him
- It was nobody's fault
- Charles inherited the war with Spain
- Religious tensions between arminians and puritans were present during James I reign.
- Charles I came to power when confrontation between King and parliament was inevitable
- The Duke of Buckingham
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