• James I 
• Believed in the DRoK and got into arguments with Parliament 
• James preferred the heirarchy of bishops ecause othewise there was no king
• When he dies (1625) Charles I becomes king
• Also believes in the DRoK
• Against Puritans
• 1628- signs the Petition of Rite in return for grants of money
• No taxes or fees will take pkace without express permission from Parliament
• To be put in jail, you had to ave a fair trial
• Archbishop of Canterbury wanted to make a Catholic Church that didn't follow the Pope
• At direct odds with the Puritans
• Tried to impose the English Common-book of Prayer on the Scottish
• There was a riot
• The Scots put together an army and occupied Northern England
• Charles needed money to fight the Scots
• Charles reluctantly calls Parliament backk 1640-1648
• They try to undermine him
• Pass laws limiting the king's power
• Put Archbishop to death