ritan migration to the American Colonies, and caused further dissent among Parliament and the English people.When the war with Spain began, James was hesitant to join, which spurred doubt for his loyalty to the Anglican Church. As time passed and Jamess health began to deteriorate, his son Charles gained more control, and England eventual went to war with Spain. Charles needed money from Parliament to fund the war, and although they favored the war, they were reluctant to hand over funds. In the tradition of his father, Charles began to collect private funds from his subjects. He implemented a forced loan on the English people, and used other grossly unpopular methods of fundraising, which landowners and merchant class members who were represented by parliament were adamantly opposed to. His son, Charles II, faced many of the same problems. He tried unsuccessfully to unite the English people, but his efforts were weakened due to his poor relations with Parliament. He revoked all laws against Catholic and Protestant nonconformist, and Parliament countered with the Test Act, which was aimed mostly at James II, Charles IIs heir and a devout Catholic.The monarchys relationship with Parliament continued to decline during James IIs rule, causing more and more discontent and disunity among the English people. Whereas Louis XIV succeeded in creating a united France, the English monarchs failed miserably. James II continued to strain relations with Parliament by forcing the annulment of the Test Act and appointly Catholics only to high powered positions. A country which had reach religious stability under Elizabeth I had declined rapidly, and with it, support for the monarchy dwindled away. James II wanted an absolute monarchy like Louis XIV had achieved, and the English people feared their religious freedom was being jeopardized. These circumstances would then lead to Englands Glorious Revolution, which would take on the unpopular m...
