Personal Rule (1629–1640)

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historical period phase of the reign of Charles I of England

Personal Rule (1629–1640) refers to the period during which King Charles I governed England without calling Parliament, relying instead on controversial fiscal and political measures that heightened tensions leading up to the English Civil War.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Personal Rule of Charles I	6
Personal Rule of Charles I (approaching)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ phase of the reign of Charles I of England ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Eleven Years' Tyranny ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
characterizedBy	controversial fiscal measures ⓘ religious policies associated with Archbishop William Laud ⓘ rule without Parliament ⓘ use of prerogative courts ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
endCause	financial and military crisis after Bishops' Wars ⓘ necessity to summon Parliament for taxation ⓘ
endTime	1640 ⓘ
followedBy	English Civil War ⓘ
follows	early parliaments of Charles I ⓘ
governmentForm	personal monarchy ⓘ
hasCause	dissolution of the Parliament of England in 1629 ⓘ
hasEffect	contributed to outbreak of the English Civil War ⓘ heightened religious and political conflict in England ⓘ increased tensions between Charles I and Parliament ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Charles I of England ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
mainSubject	Charles I of England ⓘ
notablePerson	Henrietta Maria of France ⓘ Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford ⓘ William Laud ⓘ
opposedBy	Puritanism ⓘ surface form: Puritans in England Scottish Covenanters ⓘ many members of the English political nation ⓘ
partOf	reign of Charles I of England ⓘ
religiousPolicy	enforcement of ceremonial worship and uniformity ⓘ promotion of Arminianism within the Church of England ⓘ
significantEvent	Bishops' Wars ⓘ Laudian religious reforms ⓘ Long Parliament 1640 ⓘ surface form: calling of the Long Parliament Short Parliament 1640 ⓘ surface form: calling of the Short Parliament dissolution of the Parliament of England in 1629 ⓘ extension of forest fines ⓘ imposition of distraint of knighthood fines ⓘ imposition of the English Prayer Book in Scotland ⓘ levying of ship money ⓘ sale of monopolies ⓘ
startTime	1629 ⓘ
taxPolicy	levying ship money without parliamentary consent ⓘ revival of obsolete feudal dues ⓘ
usedCourt	High Commission ⓘ Star Chamber ⓘ