Charles+I

=Charles I= Charles I ruled England from 1625 to 1649 He gained power after his father died. Charles I believed in the Church of England, protestant. Charles I was shy and strong-willed. He tried to get out of the dept his father had left him in. He took away the English Parliament, because they would not give him the money he wanted. Charles I ended up having to bring Parliament back. Parliament agreed but Charles I had signed a petition. He agreed to things like… • He could only imprison subjects if they committed a crime. • He needed Parliament’s ok to raise taxed. • He was not allowed to put soldiers in private homes. • He could not make laws when they are not in war. Charles I ignored the petition, but it still was important. It showed that law was more powerful then the monarch. The petition contradicted the theories everyone believed at the time about absolute monarchy. Then Charles I ended up dismissing parliament. In the eleven years that he ruled without parliament there was a lot of opposition, which led to a civil war. He was a negative impact to his country, because he left them in debt, but he also showed the people at the time that law was more powerful than a monarch. He is most famous for showing that law is more powerful then a monarch. [] [] [] []