1603-25 Flashcards
What were the years of James I’s reign?
1603-1625
What were two powers held by the monarch in 1625 (Royal Prerogative)?
Call & dissolve Parliament. Army answerable to him.
Explain in your own words “the Divine Right of Kings”
God’s representative on earth, given his power by God, answerable to God, at the top of the Great Chain of Being
What was the primary reason a king would call parliament?
So they would vote him subsidies.
What were 2 things that parliament regarded as its privileges?
Freedom of speech and freedom from imprisonment for the duration of the Parl.
What were 3 reasons why James I could not govern from his ordinary revenues alone?
His extravagance, his expenditure on foreign policy, Ireland was a drain on resources.
What did James do about the fact Scotland’s Church was Presbyterian and Calvinist?
Nothing.
Name 2 controls James had on the Irish.
An Army was stationed there and the Irish government had to implement laws made in the English Parliament.
What was a positive achievement of James’s foreign policy?
He secured a protestant marriage alliance for his daughter Elizabeth to Frederick V of the Palatinate.
What were two negatives of James’s foreign policy?
The disastrous Mansfeld expedition, declared war on Spain so he didn’t fulfill his aim to be the “Rex Pacificus”.
