The Parliament Of 1624 PDF Download

"The effect of the Thirty Years War on England has received little attention from historians because of that county's limited participation in the hostilities. England did not enter the fighting until 1624 and by 1630 had negotiated peace. However, England's response to the actions of Frederick, the Elector Palatine, who was James I's son-in-law, precipitated domestic changes as far-reaching and important as those occurring in Europe. Central to these changes was the crown's decision in 1624 to involve parliament in the management of foreign policy, which coincided with that body's growing self-awareness and tentative steps toward acquisition of more control in the government of the realm. While attempting to define England's involvement in the continent throughout the six years of war, parliament tried to advise and direct the king, using investigation, petition, resolution, statute, and impeachment. The crown acquiesced to the parliamentary demands on some occasions but generally resented interference with the prerogative; conflict resulted in all the sessions of parliament - 1624, 1625, 1626, 1628, 1629. Although the Thirty Years War was not the primary cause of disagreement between crown and parliament, it served as the issue around which opposition formed throughout these five years. The purpose of this paper is to describe parliament's attempts to direct the war and defend England, and to relate these attempts to the conflict between the crown and parliament and to the institutional development of parliament"--Abstract.