Political Essays
Political Essays
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It declared ship-money illegal ; it annulled the judgment against Hamp- den ; it declared that no tax could be levied on exports or imports, save by common consent in Parliament ; it made Parliaments triennial ; it abolished the Star Chamber, the Court of High Commission, and several other arbitrary and irregular tribunals ; it denied the king's right of impress- ment for military service ; it voted that bishops should not sit in the House of Lords; it impeached and brought Strafford to the blo...ck, Charles being cowardly enough to sacrifice his minister as a scapegoat ; and on the very day that Strafford's death-warrant was signed, it enacted that this Parliament should not be dissolved without its own consent. To get money, the king assented to this Bill, which in the 8 CROMWELL AND WASHINGTON.
end proved his death-warrant too. There was some talk even of a Puritan Ministry, with the Earl of Bedford as chief, and Pym, Hampden, and Holies in the Cabinet ; but this talk ended in worse than nothing ; it only irritated the men, and widened the breach.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It declared ship-money illegal ; it annulled the judgment against Hamp- den ; it declared that no tax could be levied on exports or imports, save by common consent in Parliament ; it made Parliaments triennial ; it abolished the Star Chamber, the Court of High Commission, and several other arbitrary and irregular tribunals ; it denied the king's right of impress- ment for military service ; it voted that bishops should not sit in the House of Lords; it impeached and brought Strafford to the blo...ck, Charles being cowardly enough to sacrifice his minister as a scapegoat ; and on the very day that Strafford's death-warrant was signed, it enacted that this Parliament should not be dissolved without its own consent. To get money, the king assented to this Bill, which in the 8 CROMWELL AND WASHINGTON.
end proved his death-warrant too. There was some talk even of a Puritan Ministry, with the Earl of Bedford as chief, and Pym, Hampden, and Holies in the Cabinet ; but this talk ended in worse than nothing ; it only irritated the men, and widened the breach.
What to read after Political Essays?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Bradlaugh, Charles, 1833-1891 to read onlineMoreLess
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