The civil war started in 1642 it was between King Charles I and the Parliament
The main reasons why Charles and the Parliament went to war was because of Money Religion, Power and Politics this essay will explain why the civil war broke out in 1642 in England.
One factor is his approach to obtain money using tax. He collected "Ship Money" without Parliament's permission from all the coastal counties. He later introduced the tax to inland counties as well; most people refused to pay the “Ship Money Tax” and later were made illegal in England
Another factor of Charles' attitude towards Parliament is the attempted arrest of 5 MPs. He also arrested 2 MPs. Charles thought that God was on his side and no-one could argue with his actions. The king also believed in The Divine Right Of Kings' and therefore he wanted to put his own supreme power and authority in place This changed Parliament's view of the whole situation and led to the civil war.
An important factor is the religious state at this time. Charles, a Protestant, married a Catholic which was not very popular and changed the view of the whole Protestant Religion in England. King Charles the First married Henrietta Maria, a French-Catholic princess, whom had her own chapel and priest.
Many of these problems got worse during the course of Charles’ reign. Religion was one such problem…
Money was also a problem…
Things were made worse by conflicts with other countries…
How Charles was as a person, also caused problems …
The last straw was when… (look in your exercise book to find out the last thing that triggered the war off)