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