Why did the civil war break out in 1642

Divine Right of Kings

This is the belief that the monarch has been chosen by God to rule the country. Therefore, if you disagree with the monarch, you disagree with God.

Raising Money

1. Ship Money -  Only people living on the coast were supposed to pay this tax. After Charles I closed Parliament, he made everyone in the country paid this tax.

How much Ship Money should have been collected?

1635 - £200, 000

1636 - £225, 000

1639 - £250, 000

How much Ship Money was actually collected?

1635 – £195, 000

1636 - £210, 000

1639 - £50, 000

Monopolies – Charles sold merchants the right to be the only traders to sell a product that no other merchant could sell. There were monopolies on goods such as salt, soap, glass and mousetraps. Monopolies were not illegal but they were unpopular. This was because merchants put the prices of their goods up and merchants that could not afford to buy a…