How Successful was the Personal Rule of 1629–37? (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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When did Charles I begin his Personal Rule by deciding to rule without Parliament?
When did Charles I begin his Personal Rule by deciding to rule without Parliament?
1629
What earlier tax policy was Ship Money compared to in terms of revolutionary impact?
What earlier tax policy was Ship Money compared to in terms of revolutionary impact?
James I's impositions 1606-1608
What style did Charles seek at his royal court, unlike his predecessors?
What style did Charles seek at his royal court, unlike his predecessors?
Dignified formality
What two things did Charles NOT create that would suggest absolutist ambitions?
What two things did Charles NOT create that would suggest absolutist ambitions?
Standing army & salaried officials
How did Lucy Hutchinson describe Charles I's personal character?
How did Lucy Hutchinson describe Charles I's personal character?
Temperate, chaste and serious
How did Charles envision himself as a monarch?
How did Charles envision himself as a monarch?
Reserved, dignified, aloof, chaste
What did many Protestants, particularly Puritans, believe the Pope represented?
What did many Protestants, particularly Puritans, believe the Pope represented?
Anti-Christ and devil's instrument
What rumour circulated about Archbishop Laud that alarmed Protestants?
What rumour circulated about Archbishop Laud that alarmed Protestants?
Pope offered him cardinal's hat
What dangerous combination characterized Charles's personality?
What dangerous combination characterized Charles's personality?
Naivety and determination
How did Charles's beliefs differ from his temperament?
How did Charles's beliefs differ from his temperament?
Not autocrat by belief, but in temper