Puritans
- The Puritans declared war on any sign of Catholicism in their churches.
- Charles I was married to a Catholic, which his Puritan followers did not like.
- Many people took the stance of Puritanism, wanting to stop the king from flaunting the word of God.
- The Lord presented his religion as an order and anyone who refused was punished.
- The Divine Rite of Kings was written by Charles I in 1625.
- This allowed for him to be above his own laws.
- Feb 28, 1638 a national covenant was signed and then brought to a place where many Scottish common folk signed their names on the covenant.
- Charles thought all of these people to be rebels, and they needed to be stopped.
- Charles wanted to fight, but he could neither raise money or men, and a truce was made.
- Charles called upon Parliament would help, but they were still bitter about him shutting them down.
- Parliament lasted only three weeks before it was suspended again by Charles.
- The only other option that Charles had was Thomas Wentworth.
- Wentworth was an Irishman.
- This did not help Charles at all, and only made his circumstances worse.
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