Limitations on monarchy led to the rise of paid armies.
Evidence
By this crisis and its manner of resolution two principles had been established from which important consequences flowed. One was that the King had no right to despatch the feudal host wherever he might choose. This limitation sounded the death-knell of the feudal levy, and inexorably led in the following century to the rise of indentured armies serving for pay. The second point of principle now recognised was that the King could not plead “urgent necessity” as reason for imposing taxation without consent. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 461
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 461
- XREF: connects to: Rulers used foreign mercenaries to suppress rebellious subjects; Pre-national armies held together only by force and pay, not loyalty; Colonial assemblies seized self-government from weakened royal authority (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Colonial assemblies seized self-government from weakened royal authority
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