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The Effect of War and Taxation

Wars with France, Spain and Scotland were very costly and embarrassing for Charles.

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Wars with France and Spain

  • In 1625, Charles went to war with Spain and lost.
  • In 1628, Charles went to war with France and lost.
  • As well as being embarrassing, this all cost the country a lot of money!
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Parliament's tax refusal

  • Parliament refused to grant Charles the tax money he needed until he agreed to their demands for more say in how the country was run.
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War against the Scots

  • In 1640 AD, Charles fought a war against the Scots and lost. He had to pay the Scots to leave England.
  • This was why he was forced to recall parliament, to raise a tax.
  • Again, this was extremely embarrassing and costly, making Charles unpopular with the people.
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Taxation

  • Under English law, taxes were only supposed to be raised to fund wars or defence.
  • The king was supposed to check with Parliament before introducing new taxes.
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Personal Rule and taxation

  • Despite the fact that Charles didn't hold a Parliament between 1629 AD and 1640 AD, he continued to demand new taxes.
  • Some even suggested his actions were illegal.
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Ship tax

  • Charles also raised money through the collection of a special tax called Ship Tax.
  • This was only supposed to be collected from coastal towns during wartime, to pay for defences to prevent an invasion.
  • Charles collected Ship Tax from the whole country during peacetime.
  • People found this outrageous and said that Charles did not follow the rules of how a good king should govern.
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Charles' luxurious lifestyle

  • Charles also spent too much on artwork by famous painters Rubens and Van Dyck.
  • He faced criticism for his luxurious lifestyle, while ordinary people had to pay more and more taxes to fund his failures in war.

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