5- parl. power Flashcards
What was the balance in the 1690 parl.
225 whig
206 tories
What was Williams opinon on the political parites
whigs too radical feared a republic
wanted to woo tories aas they favoured tradition and loyalty
What strengthened in the first session of parl.
the position of the privy council over parl.
What happened in the summer of 1690
James tried to raise a force in Ireland
William left to fight
Batlle of Boyne in July 1690 William won
Councillers he left in charge showed his preference to tories
What happened in the war in Ireland
Williamite war
Catholic gentry supported James 80k on each side
Can show the Revolution not to be a peaceful one 8k died
creates tension on expenditure
Where else were there upsrisings in support of James
Scotland had Jacobite
resulted in massacre of James supporters
Which group became influential in 1692-3
whigs Junto
Montagu Somers Russel
started dominating govt. in 1694
What did Whigs Junto Favour
a strong executive and support williams war
What Bill was attempted and denied
Triennial BIll for regular elections
King used Royal veto
What happened when the bill was debated again
given royal assent in jan 1694
What did the Triennial Act include
Parl. couldn’t last longer than three year, general elections held more regularly
What did the triennal act mean for the parties and the king
It was harder for the king to establish a party and the King was more reliant upon on securing support from MPs
What Act was lapesed in 1695
impact
licensing act
Allowed for political pamphleteering, freedom of the press and jouralism
influenced votes of over 200k men
What led to the dissolivng a re-electing of parl. in oct 1695
Speaker sir john trevor was taking bribes
What happened in the relection in oct 1695
recelction favoured the whigs
they now had dominace over parl. and the pc
william seems more and more dependent on support of whig junto
