...enemy than to be despised by his own subjects." And with a final admonitory flourish, he reminded them "that parliaments are altogether in my power for their...good or evil, they are to continue or not to be." 39 It was indeed a sober, if not chastened, House of Commons that the next day, 30 March, turned itself...

...invasion of his prerogative and a reflection upon his honour. In May 1626 he had threatened both houses: 'Remember that Parliaments are altogether in my power...good or evil, they are to continue or not to be.' 17 After the Parliament he spoke to the bishop of Mende 'of the means used by the kings of France to...

...let members of the House of Commons know that their very existence as a body depended on his will: “Parliaments are altogether in my power for their...or evil, they are to continue, or not to be.” And he began his 1629 explanation of why he dissolved the latest Parliament by reiterating his central...

...King to be invaded, and almost destroyed by a foreign enemy, than to be despised by his own subjects. Remember that parliaments are altogether in my power...remember, that if in this time, instead of mending your errors, by delay you persist in your errors, you make them greater and irreconcilable. Whereas on the...

...king to be invaded and almost destroyed by a foreign enemy, than to be destroyed by his own subjects. Remember that Parliaments are altogether in my power...good or evil, they are to continue or not to be.' Question: what does the source above tell us about the attitude of Charles I to the people he governed?...

...made several such statements to the parliament of 1626. For instance on 29 May he scolded the Commons, ‘Remember that Parliaments are altogether in my...the fruits of them good or evil they are to continue on not to be.' 24 At the second, pragmatic, level Charles justified his stand against those who opposed...

...hoped to have more satisfactory relations with Parliament than did his father, but he warned it early that “Parliaments are altogether in my power for...good or evil they are to continue or not to be” (Kenyon, 1986, 52). He was as good as his word, on this matter at least, and finding the evil outweighing...

...used by the Kings of France to rid themselves of parliament'. A specific warning was issued in May: 'Remember that Parliaments are altogether in my power...good or evil, they are to continue or not to be.' 67 In 1628, with Rudyerd warning, 'This is the crisis of Parliaments. We shall know by this if Parliaments...

...Buckingham. Charles dismisses Parliament. Charles was worried and threatened Parliament with the warning, 'Remember that parliaments are altogether in my power for their calling, sitting and dissolution.' However, despite his threat, the Commons voted to impeach (try) Buckingham. The fact that the Commons...

...As early as 1626 Charles had bluntly announced that 'Parliaments are altogether in my power for the calling, sitting, and dissolution. Therefore, as I...them good or evil they are to continue or not to be.' 1 ** Three years later he dissolved Parliament and proclaimed his intention of ruling without it. He...