Relations and disputes with parliaments 1603-1625: James' Third Parliament

James' Third Parliament was called in 1621 and focused on monopolies and foreign policy

Monopolies
At the start of the Third Parliament, MPs focused on the abuse of monopolies, partly as a means of attacking Buckingham

• Buckingham and Francis Bacon, the Lord Chancellor, were guilty of accepting bribes in return for granting monopolies
• To save his own position, Buckingham  encouraged Parliament to impeach Bacon, who was fined £40,000 and banned from positions of power

Foreign policy
Foreign policy was part of the…