Essay About English Civil War And Back Of The Streets Of London

The Parliament
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The Parliament was an elected organization set up by the
king to manage the country to save the King the effort.
Although officially ruled by the King, Parliament was
increasing its power so rapidly that by the 1600s it could
no longer be relied on to do what the King wanted. King
Charles 1st came into conflict with his Parliament in 1629
when he ordered Parliament to raise taxes and it refused.
His response was to abolish Parliament and he ruled
Parliament on his own for 11 years. However, the people
didnt support him and he ran short of money so he had to
reinstate Parliament in 1640.
However, conflict broke out again in 1642 when Charles
tried to have 5 members of Parliament arrested who had
been actively disagreeing with his policies. The MPs fled
into the back of the streets of London but when the King
went after them, the citizens expelled him angrily from their
city. This was a direct violation by the people of the
supreme power of the King and marked the beginning of
the English Civil War.
Those English who supported the King (the Cavaliers) had
support