the Eleven Years

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The Eleven Years, also known as the Eleven Years' Tyranny, was the period (1629–1640) in England when King Charles I ruled without calling Parliament, heightening tensions that led toward the English Civil War.

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instanceOf historical period
period of personal rule
political crisis
alsoKnownAs Eleven Years' Tyranny
Personal Rule (1629–1640)
surface form: Personal Rule of Charles I
causeOf constitutional crisis in England
heightened tensions between Crown and Parliament
outbreak of the English Civil War
chronologicalContext reign of Charles I
conflict Bishops' Wars
constitutionalIssue limits of royal authority
rights and privileges of Parliament
country Kingdom of England
describedAs period of rule without Parliament
economicImpact increased financial strain on English gentry
endTime 1640
followedEvent 1628–1629 Parliament
Petition of Right 1628
surface form: Petition of Right
governmentForm absolute monarchy (attempted)
keyFigure Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
William Laud
keyIssue religious policy of Archbishop Laud
royal prerogative
ship money
taxation without parliamentary consent
tonnage and poundage
legalContext suspension of regular parliamentary sessions
location England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
monarch Charles I of England
notableEvent Laudian reforms in the Church of England
levying of ship money
trial of John Hampden over ship money
partOf Stuart period
surface form: Stuart period in England

early modern English history
politicalImpact growth of opposition to royal absolutism
precededEvent English Civil War
Long Parliament 1640
surface form: Long Parliament

Short Parliament 1640
surface form: Short Parliament
religiousImpact alienation of Puritans
religiousPolicy promotion of Arminianism in Church of England
ruler Charles I of England
startTime 1629
taxationMethod extension of ship money to inland counties

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Eleven Years' Tyranny alsoKnownAs the Eleven Years