1626- The Forced Loan
1625- Parliament only granted Charles dissolved Parliament in
tonnage and poundage for one year- 1626- Parliament refused to 1626, but was in desperate need of
Charles furious, saw tonnage and give more than two subsidies money to fund the war with Spain
1625- Parliament were angry at
poundage as part of his royal to fund the war- not nearly and France.
military failures as they believed
prerogative. He collected tonnage enough, and contributed to • he sold 350,000 worth of crown
parliament subsidies had been
and poundage before and after it military failures such as Cadiz. lands to raise cash
wasted.
was granted- parliament saw it as an • introduced a ‘free gift’- request to
attack on their privileges. the gentry that they give money to
King- not successful.
• introduced ship money- tax on
coastal counties.
• The Forced Loan- a request,
‘Finance directly from the King, to loan him
money- interest free. Unlikely to be
was the most significant issue
paid back. Justice of Peace were to
between King and Parliament in collect the money and ‘refusers’
the years 1625-9.’ were to be threatened with
imprisonment.
Caused resentment because:
• he only needed it because he
wouldn’t recall parliament and fund
the war the normal way- because
of Buckingham; the most hated
man in the Kingdom.
• parliament would usually have to
consent to a new way of making
money- banned the forced loan in
their petition of rights.
• 5 knights case went to court- five
gentlemen refused to pay.
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