<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The English Civil War broke out less than forty years after the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603 . Elizabeth's death had resulted in the succession of her first cousin twice - removed, King James VI of Scotland, to the English throne as James I of England, creating the first personal union of the Scottish and English kingdoms . As King of Scots, James had become accustomed to Scotland's weak parliamentary tradition since assuming control of the Scottish government in 1583, so that upon assuming power south of the border, the new King of England was genuinely affronted by the constraints the English Parliament attempted to place on him in exchange for money . In spite of this, James' personal extravagance meant he was perennially short of money and had to resort to extra-Parliamentary sources of income . </P> <P> This extravagance was tempered by James' peaceful disposition, so that by the succession of his son Charles I to the English and Scottish thrones in 1625 the two kingdoms had both experienced relative peace, both internally and in their relations with each other, for as long as anyone could remember . Charles hoped to unite the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland into a new single kingdom, fulfilling the dream of his father . Many English Parliamentarians had suspicions regarding such a move because they feared that setting up a new kingdom might destroy the old English traditions which had bound the English monarchy . As Charles shared his father's position on the power of the crown (James had described kings as "little gods on Earth", chosen by God to rule in accordance with the doctrine of the "Divine Right of Kings"), the suspicions of the Parliamentarians had some justification . </P> <P> At the time, the Parliament of England did not have a large permanent role in the English system of government . Instead, Parliament functioned as a temporary advisory committee and was summoned only if and when the monarch saw fit . Once summoned, a parliament's continued existence was at the king's pleasure, since it was subject to dissolution by him at any time . </P>

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