Charles I (a Presbyterian, r. 1625 – 1649) assembles his Fifth Parliament (a.k.a. the “Long Parliament”) for the purpose of raising taxes to pay for suppressing civil unrest in Scotland and Ireland.
Postscript: The Long Parliament was so named because it was in session for over eight years—until Pride’s Purge.
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Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 61
ccc-2point0.com/Magna-Carta-excerpts
References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 2:212-13.
Long Parliament – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Parliament
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