Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland - Charles I and the Petition of Right

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The crisis of 1629-60 originated in Charles I's belief that by the royal prerogative he could govern without the advice and consent of Parliament.

This was matched by Parliament's insistence that it had a necessary role in Government, particularly in the granting of supply (tax income) to the Crown and in redressing the grievances of those ruled by the King.

Tonnage and poundage
Charles I came to the throne in March 1625. Throughout his reign (1625-49) he continued to collect customs duties, known as tonnage and poundage, by the royal prerogative. This continued even though Parliament had voted in 1625, against long-standing custom and precedent, that he could collect this revenue only for one year.

Charles I also tried to raise money without Parliament through a Forced Loan in 1626, and imprisoned without trial a number of those who refused to pay it.

The Petition of Right
As a precondition to granting any future taxes, in 1628 Parliament forced the King to assent to the Petition of Right. This asked for a settlement of Parliament's complaints against the King's non-parliamentary taxation and imprisonments without trial, plus the unlawfulness of martial law and forced billets. However, the King ensured that the Petition was enrolled in such a way that there would be doubts about its force as law: it was granted by his grace, rather than 'of right'.

Speaker held by Members
This and Charles's other high-handed acts in relation to the appointment of bishops, angered some less moderate Members in the Commons. On 10 March 1629 when the Speaker, Sir John Finch, tried to adjourn the House on the King's command, he was forcibly held down in his chair by three Members - Sir John Eliot, Denzil Holles and Benjamin Valentine - while the Commons passed a number of motions against the King's recent actions.

Speaker Finch said in justification of his actions: "I am none less the King's servant for being yours." This illustrated the dilemma which moderate Members in the Commons began to find themselves in from this period onwards.

Parliament dissolved
Charles I was furious and dissolved the Parliament that very same day. He did not call another one for 11 years, making clear his distaste for dealing with Parliament and his belief that the royal prerogative allowed him to rule and to raise money without it.

I presume the blame for thr change in law was due to King John I

Hello Raymond. I am interested in understanding the current process of tax in the United Kingdom, is it similar to the United States? I recall, the United Kingdom, under the de facto Monarch Elizabeth II Mountbatten, proclaimed WWII war criminal by former First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon that she solicited 'how to best practices' from the United States government, which led to a close-knit relationship, 'allowing' her family, sister to be exact to make progress in hob-knobing with the Hollywood elites in the 1950's, so that they appeared to fit in well with Americans, thus gained additional 'how-to's' of running or managing the funds of persons living in America, essential since their acquiring the throne of England, was based on the mass extinction of many persons who identified this situation, that there were Americans alive who had the right to the crown and the revenues of many Duchy's, etc. So exactly how is the Crown Estates supported? You must also be aware by my profile, I have claimed the Crown of Scotland, and the Crown's of Great Britain, the very one that was separated into two most recently, but also, that I have claimed on the 11th of July 2023, the Grand Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster. I am interested how these are funded, and which one, Oliver Dowden or William Mountbatten, is going to turn over my accounts to me first. They both are dragging their feet. Of course, on that very day I claimed the Grand Duchies, my father supposedly dies, either that some very snide people civilly committed him and have him illegally detained. They were so perverse towards me I believe they were capable of absconding with my dad, 91-years old, walked right out of hospice, who then turned around and lied to my mom and told her he died. Pretty sick what citizens will do. So how are those accounts funded? Tax on purchases?

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I am an ancestor of Charles

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