Royal family in 1880

From Monarchy to Monarchy

By Liam_Feeney
  • Period: to

    Transition

  • James VI Becomes King

    The King of England, without any struggle, takes over the throne. At this time he thought the king had holy divine power and only rarely did he want to summon the Parliament, if ever. James tried to find new ways of income and Parliament did not try to start a conflict though they did not agree with the kings actions. He dies and his successor is Charles I.

  • Hampton Court

    James rebuff the Puritans and declares his intention to maintain and enhance Anglican beliefs. This lead to a more disrupt and irate nature of the Parliament.

  • Petition of Right

    Document started the idea that Parlement had a more certain say in the Monarchy. This was forced upon Charles I if he wanted to get more money for his war. This stated that there could not be any forced loans or taxation without consent from the Parlement.

  • Charles Dissolves Parliament

    After signing he agreement of rights the previous year he then dissolves the Parliament and does not call it back for another eleven years. This angered the people in the Parliament.

  • Strict money usage

    To save his resources the king and his advisers limited how much the king spent from 1629-1640. Until the outbreak of the Scots the king did not use any money from Parliament nor did he ask for their help.

  • Parliament comes back for a month

    Because he no longer had the money to do so, Charles is forced to call Parliament back into session. They refused to give him money for the war until he agreed to acknowledge a list of political and religious grievances. He then proceeded to dissolve this Parliament ( hence the name "The Short Parliament").

  • English Civil War

    The Parliament was very divided over religion and some did not trust the king with an Army. So when the king asked for funds for an army to hold back the Scottish rebellion, he invaded Parliament trying to arrest his opposition, but they escaped. The following war that happened because of the divided loyalties in the kingdom established the later Parliament and Monarchy we saw in English politics.