| Year | Principal Events |
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| 1625 | Charles becomes King |
| Charles marries Henrietta Maria |
| 1626 | Attempt
to impeach Buckingham |
| York House Conference |
| 1627 | Forced Loan |
| Five Knights' Case |
| 1628 | Petition
of Right |
| Duke of Buckingham assassinated |
| 1629-40 | The Personal Rule |
| 1630 | Charles concludes
peace with France and Spain |
| 1630-40 | Charles and Laud attempt to impose Arminian policies |
| 1634 | Ship Money imposed (until declared 'illegal' in 1640) |
| 1637 | Trial and corporal punishment of Prynne,
Burton and Bastwick |
| Riots in Scotland over Book of Common Prayer |
| Hampden Case |
| 1638 | National
Covenant formed in Scotland |
| 1639-40 | Charles is defeated in the Bishops' Wars |
| 1640 | The Short Parliament
(shortest Parliament in British history) |
| Laudian Canons consolidate Arminian reforms in Church of
England |
| The Long Parliament - beginning of the 'legislative revolution' |
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