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Laud was enforcing his own ideas as he saw fit, with little input from the crown

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Attempted to gain absolution by dissolving parliament and ruling independently but did delegate power so power was not 100% monopolised / centralised and it did end so clearly wasn't that efficient. The fact it did last for 11 years and only was recalled for taxation does show it was seemingly close to achieving absolution.

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Yes it does show absolutism because everyone in the government was chosen by the King and watched over by his authority. Anyone that challenged this authority was improsoned. There was no opposition that could hold his actions to account.

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Charles reordering the court failed to make any impression on public opinion.

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Due to the reorganisation of the court, Charles became more distant from his subjects. This perpetrated the idea that he was absolutist and believed he was above everyone else.

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Laud imposed radical polices that were enforced with an iron fist. 1637 Trial of Prynne, Bastwick and Burton

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Access to the King was severely restricted.

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JPs, juries consables, sheriffs and churchwardens were all unpaid officials.

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Thorough- scheme for absolution wanted centralisation of power and hold people accountable

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Church was becoming more Catholic meaning that it was more fair and in the middle and was only argued by puritans which could be argued that puritans wanted power and Charles was letting people have power and choice.

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The "Personal Rule" seemed to have alienated the country as the court came to be seen as Catholic.

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Charles mostly maintained the middle way set up by Elizabeth earning people could still practice their own region in their own home.

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Ship tax was successful for a while

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Charles modelled his court off the more European countries and also married Catholic European Henrietta Maria. He idealised this court style which made Puritans dislike his rule due to his affinity with the Catholic style.

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After Buckingham's death, Charles reordered the morals, manners and etiquette of life at court.

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Laud was given vast amounts of power, and used this to preach Divine Right

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1633 restoring church- forced tithe on people to fund it, especially for St. Paul's

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Book of orders gave instructions to sheriffs and JPs,clarifying their responsibilities. This made all officials accountable to higher authorities. They could nolonger act against the King.

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William Prynne who was a critic of Charles' government continued to public dissenting pamphlets whilst in prison showing that Charles didn't have absolutist control, and that there was continued resistance

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Dissenters such as William Prynne who purposefully insulted the court were fined and imprisoned. Prynne had the tops of his ears cut off.

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Thomas Wentworth became Lord deputy= not absolutism

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King was ableto  keep opposing MPs out of parliament by giving them other posts (wentworth  given sheriff of Yorkshire)

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Religion played a key role in ensuring Charles' absolute control as people had to follow Laud's laws otherwise they would be harshly punished

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People had to follow the 39 Articles and the Common Prayer Book by law

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The King kept Buckingham around despite the fact the gentry hated him. However, when he died in 1628, many former opponents made peace with the King and entered his service.

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Masques were popular court entertainment - they were centralised around the mystique of authority to make them seem more powerful than normal people and presented he King and Queen as divine rulers who had the ability  to bring peace to the chaotic world.

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Puritans were prosecuted for criticising Laud

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No civil service like there is today. Crown enforces all law

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Bishops preached the Divine Rights of King

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The frescoes in the banqueting house were very lavish and portrayed Charles as having divine power

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King appointed all judges that enforced the law

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Parliament were bias as felt too much control compared to them

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Dissolution of Parliament 1629 to 1640= all authority rested in one ruler

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The portraits of Charles remained in Royal Palaces and were not seen by the public eye and so couldn't act as propaganda.

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delegated power to privy council and officials in local government so shows he didn't monopolise the power for himself

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Charles commissioned portraits by prominent artists such as Mytens or Van Dyck to present himself as powerful.

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1637, Prynne Bastwick and Burton imprisoned and had ears cut off after being accused of attacking bishops

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Collected his own tax and forced loans without permission from parliament