The Personal Rule of Charles I, 1629–37 (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Years of Charles I's Personal Rule
Years of Charles I's Personal Rule
1629-1637
Earlier term for Personal Rule
Earlier term for Personal Rule
Eleven Years' Tyranny
Whig view of Charles I's intentions
Whig view of Charles I's intentions
Tyrant attempting to establish absolute monarchy
Marxist historians' focus on Personal Rule
Marxist historians' focus on Personal Rule
Economic factors and class conflict
Revisionist view of Charles I's character
Revisionist view of Charles I's character
Well-meaning but naive and defensive
When Charles dissolved Parliament
When Charles dissolved Parliament
March 1629
Three MPs imprisoned after 1629
Three MPs imprisoned after 1629
Holles, Valentine, and Eliot
Meaning of Habeas Corpus
Meaning of Habeas Corpus
'To have the body' - prevents indefinite detention
Fate of Sir John Eliot
Fate of Sir John Eliot
Died in prison after refusing to apologise to King
Purpose of 1629 Proclamation
Purpose of 1629 Proclamation
No parliaments until subjects understood Charles better