This question is looking at trying to understand who and what factors led to the 11 years personal rule by Charles I. The relationship breakdown between Crown and Parliament began in 1603 with James I and ended in 1629 when Parliament was dissolved.

To fully understand the causes of the breakdown we need to look what inherited problems James had to face. Elizabeth had created a debt of £400,000 which was passed onto James, so already he faced severe financial problems. On top of this was the 16th century price rise, which had created an inflation of 400%. This created the ‘Canker of want' (James) where income was less than expenditure. Inflation had seriously decreased the value of subsidies granted by parliament from £140,000 in 1500 to £72,500 in 1600. James was not happy with ‘the greatness of my debt and the smallest of my means'. Fixed rents and poor management of his feudal dues created even more problems for James; he could no longer ‘Live of his own' and had to......

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Title: James I Was Described As "The Wisest Fool In Christendom" And His Son Charles As "An Inept King". To What Extent Can The Early Stuarts 1603 To 1629 Be Held Responsible For The Breakdown In Relations Between Crown And Parliament?
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1. James I Was Described As "The Wisest Fool In Christendom" And His ...
   

   James I was described as "the wisest fool in Christendom" and his
   son Charles as "an inept King". To what extent can ... ...