Short Parliament (apr 1, 1640 – may 5, 1640)
Description:
Flooded Charles with petitions against aspects of personal rule - could have saved situation by offering concessions. Instead, he demanded money from Parliament, and ended up having to dissolve it after three weeks.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 1, 1640
may 5, 1640
~ 1 months and 4 days