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1637
 
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Charles I and his archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, attempt to impose the full Anglican hierarchy on presbyterian Scotland        
1638
 
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A National Covenant, first signed in an Edinburgh churchyard, commits the Covenanters to oppose Charles I's reforms of the Church of Scotland        
1638
 
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Riots erupt in Edinburgh, in response to the attempt by Charles I and Laud to impose a hierarchy of Anglican bishops       
1639
 
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The finances of the English king, Charles I, are in crisis, with his agents able to collect each year only a fraction of his demands      
1639
 
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Covenanters seize control of Edinburgh and other Scottish towns, launching the conflict with England known as the Bishops' War       
1640
 
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In need of funds for the Bishops' War in Scotland, Charles I summons parliament to Westminster       
1640
 
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Parliament denies Charles I's request for funds and is dismissed after three weeks (the Short Parliament)      
1640
 
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Charles I's financial crisis causes him to summon another parliament to Westminster (the Long Parliament, not dissolved until 1660)      
1640
 
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The new parliament immediately impeaches Charles I's two closest advisers, the earl of Strafford and archbishop William Laud       
c. 1641
 
   
Cavalier is now in use as a term of abuse for supporters of the royal cause