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  2. 2nd Parliament of Charles I - Wikipedia

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    However, among many members of parliament there was a genuine dislike for the Duke of Buckingham. Buckingham had originally been a favourite of James I and had a great deal of contact with Charles while he was growing up. With the accession of Charles as king, Buckingham began to play an ever-growing role in the formulation and execution of policy.

  3. Charles I of England - Wikipedia

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    Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) [a] was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life.

  4. Dissolution of the Parliament of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Major Peter Oweh, Common Cryer and Serjeant-at-Arms of the City of London, reading the dissolution proclamation at the Royal Exchange, London, on 31 May 2024. The dissolution of the Parliament of the United Kingdom occurs automatically five years after the day on which Parliament first met following a general election, [1] or on an earlier date by royal proclamation at the advice of the prime ...

  5. Commonwealth of England - Wikipedia

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    The Long Parliament dissolved itself on 16 March. On 4 April 1660, in response to a secret message sent by Monck, Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda , which made known the conditions of his acceptance of the crown of England.

  6. Timeline of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms - Wikipedia

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    6 February–15 June: Charles' second parliament sits, but rather than discuss the financial matters Charles wanted, parliament sought to impeach one of the King's favourites, the Duke of Buckingham, causing Charles to dissolve parliament. [5] October: Charles attempts to bypass parliament by raising funds through a 'forced loan', demanding ...

  7. Trial of Charles I - Wikipedia

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    Parliament debated whether to return the King to power, while those who still supported Charles's place on the throne (mainly Presbyterians) tried once more to negotiate with him. Furious that Parliament continued to countenance Charles as King, troops of the New Model Army marched on Parliament and purged the House of Commons in an act later ...

  8. 3rd Parliament of Charles I - Wikipedia

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    Matters got so heated that Charles adjourned Parliament by proclamation on 2 March 1629 and had nine of the leading protagonists arrested, one of whom, Sir John Eliot, would die in the Tower of London three years later. [5] Charles then dissolved Parliament in person on the 10 March and was so disillusioned that he did not recall it again until ...

  9. Treaty of Ripon - Wikipedia

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    Following this, Charles called the Short Parliament in April 1640, seeking funds for a second campaign; when Parliament refused to approve taxes until he had agreed to address other issues, it was dissolved after only three weeks, ahead of a debate likely to result in a petition against the war in Scotland. [13]