Charles, Parliament and the Rule of Law (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards

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Charles, Parliament and the Rule of Law
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Forced loan

Ancient feudal right; loan rarely repaid; tax without consent

Five Knights Case (1627)

Challenge to King's imprisonment for refusing forced loan

Petition of Right (1628)

Document demanding end to forced loans & 3 other practices

Sir Edward Coke

Lawyer who led Commons in drafting Petition of Right

4 practices in Petition of Right

Forced loans, no trial imprisonment, billeting, martial law

Why Charles kept Buckingham

Personal loyalty & rejected Parliament dictating advisers

Tunnage and Poundage

Tax Charles collected without parliamentary authorisation

Penalty for refusing forced loan

Imprisonment or conscription into army

Petition of Right legal status

Carried force of law after Charles accepted it

Buckingham's death

Assassinated August 1628

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