This essay answers questions on the English Petition of Right.

Question One: "Why did King Charles impose tax and request new funds through extraparliamentary measures? What limits does the Petition attempt to place on royal taxation?" There was one main reason for King Charles taxing the people of England without Parliament's consent. This was that he and the Duke of Buckingham George Villiers had insisted on fighting a war with both France and Spain. He needed money desperately so that he could fight this war …

…be allowed to practice her religion freely and to raise their children until the age of 13. Charles' policy on popery was that mostly Anglicans and Catholics were favored during his reign which made the Puritans unhappy. Also, Charles believed in the divine right of kings which also made them unhappy. Because the Catholics and Anglicans were shown favor over the Puritans Charles' policies on popery became very unpopular. Charles showed favor to the Catholic religion.