Greg Jenner

So we have the Duke of Buckingham killed. The chief adviser's gone. He's out of the picture. So does that mean things are a little bit easier for Charles because Parliament is appeased that, you know, one of the bad guys is gone?

We've got the third parliament of 1628 called where, again, he's trying to raise money. Parliament's like, no, people who refuse are imprisoned. They're pushed into the army. They're pressed into the army. So there's real tension where Charles is throwing his weight around. There's a lovely quote, John, Sir Benjamin Rudyard. He says, this is the crisis of parliaments.

We've got the third parliament of 1628 called where, again, he's trying to raise money. Parliament's like, no, people who refuse are imprisoned. They're pushed into the army. They're pressed into the army. So there's real tension where Charles is throwing his weight around. There's a lovely quote, John, Sir Benjamin Rudyard. He says, this is the crisis of parliaments.

We shall know by this if parliaments live or die. Oh, that's good, isn't it? It's a good quote.

We shall know by this if parliaments live or die. Oh, that's good, isn't it? It's a good quote.

Yeah. And Charles's attitude to parliaments goes, he goes full cycle. King Charles wrote a lovely quote here. At first I liked parliaments, but since, I know not how, I was grown to distaste of them. But I am now where I was. I love parliaments. Tucson, I know you like your politics. I know you're quite, you're quite into sort of politics.

Yeah. And Charles's attitude to parliaments goes, he goes full cycle. King Charles wrote a lovely quote here. At first I liked parliaments, but since, I know not how, I was grown to distaste of them. But I am now where I was. I love parliaments. Tucson, I know you like your politics. I know you're quite, you're quite into sort of politics.

Is I love parliaments a good slogan? You know, is it memeable?

Is I love parliaments a good slogan? You know, is it memeable?

So Charles, he loves Parliament for now, but the honeymoon period doesn't last because there's a subsidy bill, John, isn't there? And you've talked about the forced loans, there's martial law, the petition of rights. there's tonnage and poundage again. And you mentioned the subcommittee. The subcommittee are in charge of the tonnage and poundage thing.

So Charles, he loves Parliament for now, but the honeymoon period doesn't last because there's a subsidy bill, John, isn't there? And you've talked about the forced loans, there's martial law, the petition of rights. there's tonnage and poundage again. And you mentioned the subcommittee. The subcommittee are in charge of the tonnage and poundage thing.

And they just suddenly decided to be a subcommittee about Catholicism. They just changed the name.

And they just suddenly decided to be a subcommittee about Catholicism. They just changed the name.

And Charles is annoyed at this and he demands an adjournment.

And Charles is annoyed at this and he demands an adjournment.

As a historian, you're loving this, but that's chaos.

As a historian, you're loving this, but that's chaos.

And the king responds by imprisoning nine MPs. That's not good news, right? John, you can't imprison MPs. Can you? Can he?

And the king responds by imprisoning nine MPs. That's not good news, right? John, you can't imprison MPs. Can you? Can he?

Toussaint, do you want to guess how long this personal rule no parliament is?