History GCSE
Criticism of the Personal Rule
What Criticism of the Personal Rule means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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The Long Parliament attacked the Personal Rule of 1629–1640, criticising financial devices such as ship money and religious policies associated with Laud, and resenting the suppression of criticism through the courts.
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- Financial pressure and the calling of Parliament
- Religious policy and the attacks on Laud and Strafford
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