1628 Petition of Right
In the 1620s, Charles I needed money for his wars abroad. Parliament refused to agree to taxes, but he taxed his subjects anyway. Some people who refused to pay were imprisoned without trial. When Parliament was called in 1628, MPs called on the king to agree to a Petition of Right: they wanted him to accept that he could not imprison people without a legal reason and could not raise taxation without Parliament's consent. The conflict over the attempt to limit the king's authority ended when Charles I dissolved Parliament in 1629. When Charles had to call another Parliament in 1640, continued anger over his actions, as well as his unpopular religious policies, led to civil war between the king and Parliament in 1642.
