The Grand Remonstrance was a list of 204 grievances, mostly religious, by the English Parliament against King Charles I of England during the Long Parliament's reign during the English Civil War. It reflected the mistrust of the King by Parliament. It only passed the House of Commons by 11 votes. Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his death. ... The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by Charles I, in 1640, following the Bishops Wars. ... The English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and second (1648–1649) civil wars between the supporters of King Charles I and the supporters of... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ...
It condemned all of Charles I's ministers including Archbishop Laud and Strattford who was tried and executed in 1645. It aslo abolished the court of star chamber, that Charles had introduced. Parliament passed this in 1641 without his permission and it also condemned the bishops and all of Laud's other relegious reforms
Drafted by Pym and his supporters between August and November 1641, the GrandRemonstrance was a long, wide-ranging document that listed all the grievances perpetrated by the King's government in Church and State since the beginning of his reign.
The Remonstrance called for the setting up of an Assembly of Divines, nominated by Parliament, to supervise reform of the Church, and it demanded that the King's ministers should first be approved by Parliament.
The Remonstrance was presented to the King on 1 December 1641.
However, he had reckoned without the intransigence of Pym and other opposition MPs who were reluctant to give Charles command of an army.
Charles looked to Parliament for supply and soldiers in a time of crisis; what he received was the GrandRemonstrance, a document outlining his alleged religious and political abuses over the preceding decade.
The GrandRemonstrance represented a direct attack on royal authority and Charles responded by launching an attack on Parliament.
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