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

James' Fourth Parliament was called in 1624

Foreign policy
Following the humiliation of the trip to Madrid in 1623, Charles and Buckingham called for a war with Spain

• The House of Commons  approved the idea of war, but were unhappy at the huge sums of money needed to finance it
• Eventually, Parliament agreed  a subsidy of £300,000 on the condition that it was used only for the war and was…