He provoked opposition by ruling without Parliament from 1629 to 1640, unilaterally levying taxes and adopting controversial religious policies (many of which were offensive to the Scottish Presbyterians and the English Puritans).
Ia mendapatkan penentangan karena memerintah tanpa Parlemen dari 1629 sampai 1640, menerapkan perpajakan secara sepihak dan mengadopsi kebijakan keagamaan yang kontroversial (beberapa diantaranya menyerang Presbiterian Skotlandia dan Puritan Inggris).