Explain why James had problems with parliament over finance during 1604-1610? (12) The problems with finance go back throughout previous monarchs and following this James was left with Elizabeth’s debt from the many wars she had waged and problems that had arisen. However this isn’t to say that it was entirely down to the debt he had come into, as he had some spending habits of his own which will be explained later on and show why parliament were always reluctant to give financial aid to help the matter. One of the reasons for disagreements over finance is that the King or Queen was supposed to be able to live from his or her own means, meaning that he should live from revenue the crown generates. However the outdated tax system and James’s spending habits didn't allow him to do so and from this problems arose, the King would often spend extraordinary amounts of money on many things such as jewellery, the royal wardrobe and gifts for his favourite courtiers, the royal wardrobe alone was said to be £36,000 per annum.
This campaign did weaken Great Britain but it actually put France in even more debt than there was already. More debt lead to more taxes, but the French monarch could not tax the wealth nobility. As a result, "the financial minister, Jacques Necker, attempted to levy taxes on the nobility. That action brought the wrath of the aristocrats, as a result he was forced to dismiss Necker and abandon the new tax in 1781” (“Louis XVI”). As time went
336 336 The Hundred Years War had serious ramifications for the Economic state of England as a whole. Edward I was known for bringing ships full of French bullion across the channel but “unlike his grandfather, Edward III did not ship silver across the channel by the barrelful.”Edward’s failure may be due to the ability of the French to guard their wealth rather than his inability. Economic upheaval would be expected in France, “areas became deputed, populations fled or were massacred, the economy was damaged and disrupted,” in regions under duress from the English. However Kaeuper states the economic damage was not only France’s to bear as “on either side of the channel, the results of the warfare beginning in the 1290’s were fatal to the finance” of the English realm. However Bridbury states the conflict was more like “petty gang-warfare flamboyantly decked out and caparisoned.” Bridbury takes a slightly naïve stance on the economic perspective of war, and underplays the effect wars can have on economies.
Hyperinflation happened because Germany owed so much money due to reparations of the war, it simply thought that it would just be able to print more money, but when a government prints money that it does not have the value of money decreases and prices go up. In Germany this was a huge problem as inflation was rising at astonishing rates and the effects were disastrous. Many people that had worked hard are there lives were forced to become beggars as the pensions and savings lost all value. The people that had jobs were still in disastrous positions, as their wages could not keep up with the increasing rate of inflation. People were not blaming the Kaisers war government but instead they were blaming the Weimar government, as they were the ones that had agreed to pay the war reparations in the treaty of Versailles.
Some historians say that Charles is totally to blame for this war, while some say that parliament is totally to blame for it. I am going to tell you about it. There were many reasons for why the king was to blame one of the reasons for why the king was to blame was because of his money problems. Charles was not good with money and always had very little. He had closed down parliament and had to think of ways of getting money without asking the parliament's help.
With the introduction of Charles I in 1625, Scotland and England had relative peace. Charles I had hoped to combine the kingdoms of England, Scotland and also Ireland, but the English Parliamentarians were suspicious of this move. With the wars soon approaching, what were the causes of it, or were there more reasons to why the English Civil War had started? The end result of the war was countries without monarchs, who slowly tried to rebuild their political awareness. There were many events in the wars that had an effect on England, Scotland and Ireland, with these wars came many casualties and benefits and because of these facts, the wars were seen as a success or/and failure.
This letter written to the Privy Council refers to the escalating financial issues that had crippled the Crown’s finance over the sixteenth century, culminating in a £900,000 debt. James here appeals for urgent and far-reaching financial reforms in order that ‘the shoe must be made for the foot’. In other words his income is insufficient for a kings’ expenses and he asked for additional resources ‘ to relieve me out of my miseries’. Here James is emphasizing his
Charles I wanted to have more money, but the Parliament would not give it to him. Charles I disbanded Parliament because they did not trust him, all he wanted was money but he was to poor. So because of this he ignored Parliament and began to tax people. No one liked this at all because it was unfair that he was taxing everyone for his own benefit, and to help the wars. He needed the money for the wars because Parliament refused to help
Main causes of French revolution were poverty, hunger and malnutrition. Bad weather caused poor harvest for several years, and the French government did not help people. Immediately before the French revolution bread riots broke out. The reasons for differences of American and French revolutions were the leaders. In America, most of the leaders were, wealthy bourgeoisie, who owned vast manors and incredible wealth, so they were concerned about their wealth and their place in the society, they had much to
The Essex rebellion took place in 1600, and was led by the Earl of Essex, Robert Devereux. Essex was previously a favourite of the queen, however, over time his relationship with the Queen weakened due to his failures and his disobedience to Elizabeth I’s orders. Factional reasons could be seen to be the main cause of the Essex rebellion because the Cecil faction enjoyed more political power and patronage than the faction led by Essex and this frustrated Essex’s faction because the Cecil faction were seen as new money. Another factor which could have caused the Essex rebellion is the financial problems that Essex was facing at the time because he relied on the Queen’s support in order to stay solvent and she refused to give this to him. Essex’s humiliation also played a great part in causing the rebellion as he faced dismissals from court, house arrest and a slap from Queen Elizabeth I.