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English Civil War 1642-1651 timeline
1625
The English parliament attempts to clip the wings of the new king, Charles I, by placing an annual limit on his power to raise taxes
1626
Charles I frustrates the English parliament's restrictions by raising taxes without summoning parliament for renewed approval
1628
The English parliament's Petition of Right emphasizes the right of the citizen to be protected from royal tyranny
1629
Charles I dismisses his parliament in Westminster, and fails to summon another in the following eleven years
1634
Charles I demands ship money to increase his revenue, albeit in the absence of its conventional justification - a crisis of national defence
1636
John Hampden refuses to pay ship money to Charles I, beginning a campaign that gradually wins wide support
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