This essay will argue what the most important cause of the civil war were financial problems, religious problems,. It caused many deaths and divided some families. There were many reasons for this including religious arguments, financial arguments, the actions of Charles himself. Most of the causes were linked together, (parliamentarian and Royalist) some of the events of 1642 and the demands made by parliaments for more power and also this essay will explain the long term and the short term causes also known as the triggers.
There are many different reasons for the causes of the English Civil War but first this essay will start with the religious disputes over Archbishop Laud’s reforms of the church. Reforms were introduced that made churches more decorated (like catholic churches) Charles I collected customs duties without parliaments permission, he married a French Catholic, Henrietta Maria, who was unpopular with his people. The Bishop’s Wars were fought between the Scots and English forces led by Charles I. These conflicts paved the way for the uprising of parliament that began the English civil wars.Laud and Charles tried to increase the power of the church in England and Scotland. They also wanted everyone to worship in the same way. Both of these things alarmed many Protestants, particularly the hard-line Protestants known as Puritans. On the other hand, many approved of Laud’s policies. They just disliked the way he clamped down on free speech and treated his critics badly. Both England and Scotland split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1500s and became Protestant. In the 1600s the Protestants were still very suspicious of any changes to their church in case the Protestant Church became too much like the Catholic Church.
Charles I was attempting to enforce Anglican reforms onto