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2 March 1629
Charles I dissolves Parliament and resolves to rule without it. Because he needs money to fight overseas wars, he had been forced to accept the Petition of Right – in which the House of Commons asked him to outlaw taxes that hadn't been authorised by Parliament and to end arbitrary imprisonment – in 1628. Charles now tries to raise funds by reviving old taxes such as Ship Money (see 12 June 1637). His personal rule (without Parliament) lasts 11 years. — • — It can be argued that Charles's 'Personal Rule' simply continued the custom of his predecessors; but that he turned his wife into a chief counsellor, exploited his prerogative to the full, and rode roughshod over gentry interests was viewed as a violent lapse from royal responsibility. From A Century of Troubles by Stevie Davies (Channel 4 Books) |
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