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Why did civil War break out in England in 1642?
A civil war is a conflict fought between inhabitants of the same country. In this case the two sides that fought against each other in England were the King’s side and Parliament’s side. The main reasons for going to war were part of three or possibly four topics; they were Money, Religion, Power, and…Personality. Historians argue that there were problems in the country, which were important and that they made war more likely but the disagreements are about which reason is the most significant for having a civil war break out. Who was more to blame the bad king or the highly demanding parliament?

MPs, the puritans, believed that they should have more authority and freedom of speech they did not want to have to follow the king’s command exactly. Most people refused to pay and later Ship Money Tax was made illegal. In England, Parliament was mainly puritan, and so the religious problems between it and the king were significant. The king had always believed in The Divine Right of Kings’ and therefore he wanted to put his own supreme power and authority in place. But the single most important reason for war breaking out in August of 1642 was power. If the king solicited Parliament for money the right way, they were/would still be reluctant to give him any; this is because he could not be trusted to spend money well, on the appropriate things. But why didn’t they make all those demands before, why didn’t they want more power earlier, why Parliament wants respect and more say in the governing of the country?

So in general there was a lack of money supplied to the king, and there was irresponsibility in the expenditure of hard cash. Evidence that can back the assertion is that Charles was happily married to his wife Henrietta Maria, a French-Catholic princess, whom had her own chapel and priest. From being the king’s partners, the puritan members of Parliament had had enough; the king’s respect for them kept getting...