In 1641 it was made illegal after Charles took it a step too far by making everyone pay it.
around 1633 King Charles I started ship money because he had got rid of Parliament and he was running out of money so he decided to use a tax that only occurred in the time of war and at that time Britain was not involved in war so because of his Divine Right he thought he might might as well use ship money to get more money
King Charles I of England has a ship named after him, specifically the HMS Charles I, which was a battleship in the Royal Navy. The ship served during the 20th century and was named to honor the king, who reigned from 1625 to 1649. Naming ships after historical figures is a common practice in naval tradition, reflecting their significance and legacy.
king Charles was blamed for the English civil war because he was greedy with the money eg: ship money: he raised taxes so that he could have money for ships when there wasn't any pirates.
king john II
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it was called "ship money"
they had to pay money to the king (Charles) when they barley could afford to pay for themselves .
around 1633 King Charles I started ship money because he had got rid of Parliament and he was running out of money so he decided to use a tax that only occurred in the time of war and at that time Britain was not involved in war so because of his Divine Right he thought he might might as well use ship money to get more money
from a perspective of a Protestant back then, he had made churches more catholic and he was financially worse(ship money)
ship money is a tax that king Charles intruduced while he shut down parliament for 11 years. ship money was normally used to improve army in times of war. but there was no war then. and people had to pay it who had to drive miles to see the sea. Charles just wanted the money all to himself ,as parliament owned all the money and he had shut it down. people who refused to pay ship money was put into the star chamber!by eleanor ince:)hope i answered your question!
July 1635
Ship money
ship money
It's illegal for a private citizen to own a ship with cannons.
Ship money refers to the tax that Charles I of England collects without the sanction of the parliament. It is one of the factors that led the Civil War.
King Charles I of England has a ship named after him, specifically the HMS Charles I, which was a battleship in the Royal Navy. The ship served during the 20th century and was named to honor the king, who reigned from 1625 to 1649. Naming ships after historical figures is a common practice in naval tradition, reflecting their significance and legacy.
raised taxes, ship money made protestants be catholic lost wars wasted money married a french catholic banned parliament for 11 years!