Charles, on the advice of Laud and Strafford, summoned a parliament to raise money to put down the Scottish revolt.
The Short Parliament met on April 13th.
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| The Short Parliament 1640 (April 13th - May 5th) | ||
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King Charles I had dissolved Parliament in 1629
and for 11 years had ruled the country himself.
Charles, on the advice of Laud and Strafford, summoned a parliament to raise money to put down the Scottish revolt. The Short Parliament met on April 13th. |
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| It soon became clear that parliament, led by men such as Pym, were against the war and angered the King by debating all the grievances of the past years such as ship money. | ||
| On May 5th Charles dissolved the parliament two days before a scheduled debate on the Scottish question, which would no doubt have resulted in a petition against the war. | ||