The Personal Rule of Charles I, 1629–37 (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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What years did the Personal Rule of Charles I cover?
What years did the Personal Rule of Charles I cover?
1629-1637
What term did earlier historians use for the Personal Rule?
What term did earlier historians use for the Personal Rule?
Eleven Years' Tyranny
How did Whig historians portray Charles I?
How did Whig historians portray Charles I?
As a tyrant seeking absolute monarchy
What did Marxist historians emphasize in their interpretation?
What did Marxist historians emphasize in their interpretation?
Economic factors & class conflict
How did Revisionist historians describe Charles's character?
How did Revisionist historians describe Charles's character?
Well-meaning but naive & defensive
When did Charles I dissolve Parliament?
When did Charles I dissolve Parliament?
March 1629
Who were the three ringleader MPs imprisoned after dissolution?
Who were the three ringleader MPs imprisoned after dissolution?
Holles, Valentine, and Eliot
What does Habeas Corpus mean?
What does Habeas Corpus mean?
To have the body
What happened to Sir John Eliot?
What happened to Sir John Eliot?
Died in prison of fever
What did the Proclamation of 1629 declare?
What did the Proclamation of 1629 declare?
No parliaments till subjects understood