overview of measures taken to remedy grievances issuing from the Personal Rule

dismantle the prerogative courts of Star Chamber and High Commission

• star chamber abolished by habeaus corpus

• act: 1640 and confirmed in july 1641

• high commission abolished by triennial act feb 1641

abolish the fiscal feudalism of ship money and tonnage and poundage

• ship money act 1640

• tonnage and poundage regulated by the tonnage and poundage act: june 1641

remove the king’s “evil counsellors”

• strafford impeached: nov 1640

• laud impeached: dec 1640

• accused of treason and imprisoned in ToL to await trial

remove laudian excesses from the anglican church

• prynne, bastwick + burton released from prison

• root and branch petition presented to commons dec 1640

ensure regular parliaments

• triennial act 15 feb 1641

prevent dissolution without consent

• act against dissolution may 1641