Grand Remonstrance

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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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Resistance to ship money 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
parliamentary document
petition
chronology preceded the outbreak of armed conflict in 1642
conflict English Civil War
country Kingdom of England
date 1641
documentType remonstrance
draftedBy House of Commons of England
surface form: English House of Commons
genre political manifesto
hasEffect contributed to outbreak of the English Civil War
heightened tensions between King Charles I and Parliament
polarization within the English Parliament
hasPart demands for reform
list of grievances
historicalPeriod Stuart
surface form: Stuart England

reign of Charles I
language English
legalStatus non-statutory petition
legislativeBody Parliament of England
location London, England
surface form: London
mainSubject abuses of royal prerogative
governance and constitutional issues in England
grievances against King Charles I
religious policy under Charles I
opposedBy supporters of King Charles I
politicalAlignment Parliamentarian
politicalContext struggle over control of the military and church in England
presentedOn 22 November 1641
presentedTo Charles I of England
surface form: King Charles I of England
purpose to justify parliamentary opposition to royal policies
to rally public and parliamentary support against perceived royal abuses
relatedTo Irish Rebellion of 1641
Long Parliament 1640
surface form: Long Parliament

Personal Rule (1629–1640)
surface form: Personal Rule of Charles I

Petition of Right 1628
surface form: Petition of Right
significance important milestone in the development of parliamentary sovereignty in England
key step in the constitutional conflict between Crown and Parliament
voteOutcome passed by narrow majority in House of Commons

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Long Parliament 1640 enacted Grand Remonstrance
subject surface form: Long Parliament
John Hampden notableWork Grand Remonstrance
this entity surface form: Resistance to ship money