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the civil war in 1642
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10/05/2012

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william laud
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archbishop of canterbury dislikes puritians
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puritans
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strong protestants who wanted to purify the church
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what ways did charles find new ways of raising money?
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borrowed alot and he also began to sell people the exclusive right to make things such as soap, this make merchants angry. the biggest argument was over ship money, charles asked for this even though there was no war, and asked everyone in england to pay.
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ship money
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originally this was a tax paid by the people living on the coat to pay for a navy in wartime.
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john hampden
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a rich landowner, refused to pay the ship money and in court the judges agreed with charles that ship money was legal
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what did charles and william laud try to force scottish people do?
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the tried to force them to use the english prayer book, most refused and the rebelled they formed an army and in 1640 marched into england and made demands on the king
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the short parliament
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charles urgently needed money to pay for an army to crush the scottish rebellion and he had to call parliament. they said charles had to deal with their complaints before they would vote any money. charles lost patience and after only three week sent them away. he had to call a new parliament
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the long parliament
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lasted 20 years, the new parliament wanted to punish charles's advisors to change the church and to make sure charles could not rule without parliament again.
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john pym "king pym"
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parliaments leader was john pym and he believed that charles couldnt be trusted
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rebellion in ireland
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and army was needed to settle this, in the past the king was normally control of the army but now the parliament wants to rule the army
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laws in the long parliament and the war
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mostvof the laws passed by the long parliament were agreed by all mps and charles had to accept all of them. some mps though this would end the arguments and the started to side with the king
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when the war began
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charles now declared that parliament had gone too far and left london to look for army support. in august he raised an army. parliament raied an army too. the war had begun.
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the grand remonstrance
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a new list of demands made by the house of commons, included reducing the power of the bishops and that charles should employ concillors and ministers whom parliament could trust.
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