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
Short Parliament
follows Reign of James I
linked to: Stuart period
governmentForm absolute monarchy in practice
hasCause dissolution of the English Parliament in 1629
hasEffect calling of the Long Parliament
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 between England and Scotland
linked to: Bishops' Wars

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 Puritans
linked to: Puritanism

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

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