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Part 2: War of the Three Kingdoms, 1603–1651
A study of the origins of the civil wars between Charles I and Parliament, including the difficulties arising from the Union of the Crowns, ideas about the Divine Right of Kings and the role of Parliament in governing Scotland and England, and illustrating the themes of authority, rights and conflict.
Key issues and description of content
Political issues, 1603–1625
The nature of royal authority under James VI and I: his personality; the Divine Right of Kings; how Scotland and England were governed after the Union of the Crowns; arguments with Parliament over revenue and religion.
The rule of Charles I in England and Scotland, 1625–1640
- Early years 1625–1629: legacy of James VI and I; character of Charles I; Religion, politics, finance, foreign policy under Charles I.
- Personal Rule 1629–40: coronation; religion, politics, finance, foreign policy under Charles I. Life at court under Charles I. Bishops’ Wars.
Challenges to royal authority
- Challenges to royal authority in England under Charles I: conflicts with Parliament; Buckingham; Strafford; the ‘eleven-years tyranny’; money-raising methods; ship money and Hampden.
- Challenges to royal authority in Scotland under Charles I: land; religious tensions; Laud and the prayer book. Resistance in Scotland: the St Giles riot; the Covenant; the invasion of England.
War and the role of Cromwell, to 1651
- The steps to the outbreak of war: the Short Parliament; the Long Parliament; Pym and new
laws; execution of Strafford; the Irish Rebellion; ‘arrest’ of the five members; the Nineteen Propositions; the raising of armies; reasons why people joined each side; outbreak of the war. - Key battles (for example Edgehill, Marston Moor, Naseby and the New Model Army, Drogheda, Dunbar).
- End of the war and the trial and execution of the King.
- Role of Cromwell in the war.
References for Part 2: War of the Three Kingdoms, 1603–1651
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