One of the fundamental causes that led The English Civil War occurred during the reign of King James I, Charles’ father. While England was under the reign of King James I, Parliamentwas in control of, and was the major source of money for England. King James had very littlemoney, and was a strong believer in the Divine Right of Kings. He believed that God had made someone a king, and as God could not be wrong, neither could anyone appointed by him to rule a nation. James expected Parliament to do as he wanted, and he did not expect it to argue with any of his decisions. The problem with this was, as we stated before, James had insufficient funds, while Parliament had plenty. Parliament and James clashed over custom duties, which was one source of James income, but Parliament told James that he could not collect the income without their permission. As a result, in 1611, James suspended Parliament, and it did not meet again for another 10 years. James used his friends to run the country, and rewarded them with titles. This outraged the Members of Parliament who believed that they had the right to run the country. In 1621, James re-called Parliament in order to discuss the marriage of his son, Charles, to a Spanish Princess. Parliament was outraged at this because if the marriage were to occur, what religion would the children from it be brought up as? Catholics? Spain was still not considered a friendly nation to England, and many still remembered 1588 and the Spanish Armada. The marriage never took place, and the relationship between the King and Parliament was never mended by the time of James’ deathin 1625. Another reason why the civil war broke out in England in 1642 was because of Charles I’s lack of money. The source of his lack of money again dates back to the reign of his father,James I. As a result of James’ ongoing issues with parliament, when he died in 1625, James left Charleswith very little, and Charles was forced to take over where his father had...