1640 and King Charles the first of England and Scotland has recalled Parliament Why? because his rebelling against his relgious reforms 1640 and King Charles the first of England and Scotland and he needed men and money to fight them he was hoping that Parliament would forget the previous eleven years in which he had governed without them and simply give him the money he was wrong instead Parliament wanted to right all of Charles' previous wrongs against them and so he dissolved it after only three weeks hence its name The Short Parliament
