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To What Extent Was Charles Personal Rule Was Eleven Years Of Tyranny

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To what extent do the sources support the view that Charles’ personal rule was eleven years of tyranny. [30] Source A and Source B undoubtedly supports the view that the personal rule was tyrannical. Unlike Source C which is not in specific reference to the personal rule and does not agree with the statement, Source D refers to both the positives and negatives of the source but ultimately prove the personal rule was tyrannical. The view that personal rule was tyrannical is supported greatly by source A. Pym’s speech at the Short Parliament voiced the opinions of Parliament that had been festering since it was dissolved 1629. The view that the members of parliament took towards Charles’ actions is exemplified by the quote ‘all taken by prerogative, …show more content…

In the early to mid-1630s, the Crown was in a good position financially, there was relative peace and trade prospered. However most if not all citizens were affected by the changes made in the personal rule. There were definitely “tensions and grievances” for example the introduction of the Book of Sport upset many Puritans as they felt it was too Catholic, also the collection of ship money troubled many as they felt it was an unfair imposition. That said these tensions “neither stymied government or threatened revolt” because although the people were upset, they never turned to rebellion because the country prospered thus there was no reason strong enough to rebel. With this in mind it easy to say that this source fully disagrees but though the source does disagree with the statement, it focuses on the mid and early 1630s therefore it is unable to assess whether the full eleven years was tyrannical unlike source A which was made after the personal rule ended by a contemporary source and therefore can refer to the whole time

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