Stop of the Exchequer (1672)
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The Stop of the Exchequer (1672) was a financial crisis in England when King Charles II suspended payments on the Crown’s debts, triggering widespread economic disruption and loss of confidence in the monarchy’s credit.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stop of the Exchequer | 2 |
| Stop of the Exchequer (1672) canonical | 1 |
| suspension of Exchequer payments (1672) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Stop of the Exchequer (1672) Context triple: [Sir Thomas Clifford, associatedWithEvent, Stop of the Exchequer (1672)]
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trial of the Seven Bishops (1688)
The trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) was a landmark English legal and political case in which seven Anglican bishops were prosecuted for seditious libel after petitioning against King James II’s Declaration of Indulgence, becoming a key event leading to the Glorious Revolution.
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Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644
The Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644 was an early colonial governing charter that organized the New England colonies under parliamentary authority before later royal charters redefined their political structure.
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Parliament of 1629
The Parliament of 1629 was an English Parliament under King Charles I that became notorious for its fierce conflicts over royal authority and taxation, leading to its dissolution and the beginning of Charles’s eleven-year Personal Rule without Parliament.
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Grand Remonstrance
The Grand Remonstrance was a 1641 petition by the English Parliament listing grievances against King Charles I and his government, helping to precipitate the English Civil War.
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Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Stop of the Exchequer (1672) Target entity description: The Stop of the Exchequer (1672) was a financial crisis in England when King Charles II suspended payments on the Crown’s debts, triggering widespread economic disruption and loss of confidence in the monarchy’s credit.
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A.
trial of the Seven Bishops (1688)
The trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) was a landmark English legal and political case in which seven Anglican bishops were prosecuted for seditious libel after petitioning against King James II’s Declaration of Indulgence, becoming a key event leading to the Glorious Revolution.
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B.
Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644
The Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644 was an early colonial governing charter that organized the New England colonies under parliamentary authority before later royal charters redefined their political structure.
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C.
Parliament of 1629
The Parliament of 1629 was an English Parliament under King Charles I that became notorious for its fierce conflicts over royal authority and taxation, leading to its dissolution and the beginning of Charles’s eleven-year Personal Rule without Parliament.
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D.
Grand Remonstrance
The Grand Remonstrance was a 1641 petition by the English Parliament listing grievances against King Charles I and his government, helping to precipitate the English Civil War.
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E.
Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in English history
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financial crisis ⓘ public debt default ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stop of the Exchequer (1672)
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surface form:
Stop of the Exchequer
Stop of the Exchequer (1672) ⓘ
surface form:
suspension of Exchequer payments (1672)
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| appliesTo |
interest payments on Crown debt
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principal repayments on short-term royal loans ⓘ |
| cause |
chronic fiscal deficits of the Stuart monarchy
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heavy military expenditure for the Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ insufficient parliamentary taxation to cover royal spending ⓘ overreliance on short-term loans from London goldsmith-bankers ⓘ suspension of payments on Crown debts ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| declaredBy | Charles II of England ⓘ |
| effect |
bankruptcies among London goldsmith-bankers
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contraction of credit in London ⓘ increased parliamentary scrutiny of royal finances ⓘ litigation between Crown and creditors ⓘ long-term damage to royal creditworthiness ⓘ loss of confidence in the monarchy’s credit ⓘ shift of financial power toward Parliament and City of London ⓘ suspension of Crown debt payments ⓘ widespread economic disruption in England ⓘ |
| extendedDuration | several years of partial non-payment ⓘ |
| followedBy | parliamentary financial reforms in late 17th-century England ⓘ |
| hasSubject | public finance of the Stuart monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Restoration era
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| initialDuration | 12 months ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal proclamation ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| participant |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
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surface form:
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
Charles II of England ⓘ English merchants ⓘ London goldsmith-bankers ⓘ Parliament of England ⓘ Baron Clifford of Chudleigh ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
creditors of the English Crown ⓘ |
| pointInTime |
1672
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January 1672 ⓘ |
| precededBy | fiscal strains of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Third Anglo-Dutch War
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Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ development of the English national debt ⓘ emergence of the Bank of England ⓘ |
| significance |
key episode in the history of sovereign default
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turning point in the evolution of English state finance ⓘ |
| underTheReignOf | Charles II of England ⓘ |
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Subject: Stop of the Exchequer (1672) Description of subject: The Stop of the Exchequer (1672) was a financial crisis in England when King Charles II suspended payments on the Crown’s debts, triggering widespread economic disruption and loss of confidence in the monarchy’s credit.
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