Eleven Years' Tyranny

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Eleven Years' Tyranny refers to the period from 1629 to 1640 when King Charles I ruled England without calling Parliament, marked by controversial taxation and growing political and religious tensions.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
political crisis
alsoKnownAs Personal Rule
the Eleven Years
characteristic absence of English Parliament
centralization of royal power
controversial methods of taxation
religious authoritarianism
use of prerogative courts
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
endDate 1640
followedBy English Civil War
Long Parliament 1640
surface form: "Long Parliament"

Short Parliament 1640
surface form: "Short Parliament"
follows Stuart period
surface form: "Reign of James I"
governmentForm absolute monarchy in practice
hasCause dissolution of the English Parliament in 1629
hasEffect Long Parliament 1640
surface form: "calling of the Long Parliament"

Short Parliament 1640
surface form: "calling of the Short Parliament"

financial crisis of the English Crown
growing political tensions in England
growing religious tensions in England
increased opposition to Charles I
historicalInterpretation interpreted as an experiment in royal absolutism in England
seen by many historians as a prelude to the English Civil War
judicialInstrument High Commission
Star Chamber
keyEvent Bishops' Wars
surface form: "Bishops' Wars between England and Scotland"

dissolution of Parliament in March 1629
imposition of religious reforms by Archbishop Laud
introduction of the English Prayer Book in Scotland
levying of ship money without parliamentary consent
trial of John Hampden over ship money
location England
Ireland
Scotland
mainSubject rule of Charles I without Parliament
oppositionGroup Puritanism
surface form: "Puritans"

Scottish Covenanters
religiousPolicyDirectedBy William Laud
ruler Charles I of England
startDate 1629
taxationMethod distraint of knighthood fines
forest fines
monopolies and patents
ship money

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Personal Rule (1629–1640) alsoKnownAs Eleven Years' Tyranny
Charles I and the House of Commons relatedEvent Eleven Years' Tyranny
Petition of Right 1628 relatedEvent Eleven Years' Tyranny

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