HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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sent his own son to school in Netherlands
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raised money through taxes and selling of titles
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lowered the prices of his goods so people would not go to Parliament
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he agreed to pay taxes if Parliament supported him
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the Commons continued to refuse to provide money and began investigating the Duke of Buckingham, Charles I dissolved Parliament. By 1627, with England still at war, Charles decided to raise “forced loans, ‘’ or taxes not authorized by Parliament.
Detailed explanation-2: -In January 1642 Charles made what was the most foolish move of his reign. He burst into the Houses of Parliament with 400 soldiers and demanded that the five leading MPs be arrested. The five MPs had had advance warning and had fled.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1649, the victorious Parliamentarians sentenced Charles I to death. His execution resulted in the only period of republican rule in British history, during which military leader Oliver Cromwell ruled as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.