King Charles I And The Outbreak Of The English Civil War

Imposed by the tyrant and biased ways of Charles I, the English Civil War not only contributed to the establishment of a democracy but also led to freedom of religion. Charles’ ridiculous expenditure caused anger throughout England's population. While his discriminative opinion towards a variety of people in England eventually led to conflict. Lastly, king Charles’ disdain towards Magna Carta and Parliament caused rivalry. Charles’ general behaviour and leadership ultimately provoked the English Civil War. A main factor that lead to revolution was money, lack thereof. Charles I lived a very elegant and lavish lifestyle and so he did everything in his power to maintain it, including illicit methods. He began to sell nobles titles which angered other nobles because the value of the title decreased. Charles was also forced to utilize ship money as a
Religion was very important during this point in time and it was part of an intense rivalry between Protestants and Roman Catholics. Charles married a Roman Catholic from France. This caused a slight disturbance with Protestants. This is because Roman Catholics were feared at this time and so the marriage, unfortunately, was not a popular one amongst the people of England. King Charles firmly believed in Divine Right of Kings( the political and religious belief that monarchs derive the power to rule directly from God’s will). He was more partial to luxurious and exaggerated Churches and ceremonies. Puritans(radical Protestants) began to raise concern, because it seemed as if he were more inclined towards Catholicism. Puritans were occasionally made illegal due to his disapproval of their beliefs. They too were often fined, jailed or taxed by king Charles. Some Puritans fled the country to escape his prejudiced views and freely practice their religion, while others joined Parliament to oppose