5. Parliaments

Question 1

What are prerogative rights?

Answer 1

Rights a king can exercise without parliamentary approval.

Question 2

What is parliamentary privilege?

Answer 2

Legal immunity of MPs.

Question 3

Why was the Buckinghamshire election controversial?

Answer 3

James overruled MPs decision to reinstate Goodwin.

Question 4

How was the Buckinghamshire election resolved?

Answer 4

James reheld the election.

Question 5

What was Shirley’s case?

Answer 5

An MP was arrested for debt despite parliamentary privilege.

Question 6

What did James propose in 1606?

Answer 6

A union of England and Scotland.

Question 7

Why did James want a union between England and Scotland?

Answer 7

More political and religious unity.

Question 8

Why was Parliament hostile to a union between England and Scotland?

Answer 8

Anti-Scottish xenophobia, would reduce their power.

Question 9

Why does James dissolve Parliament in 1611?

Answer 9

Breakdown of the Great Contract.

Question 10

What issues dominated the 1614 Parliament?

Answer 10

Factional conflict, finances, impositions and electoral manipulation.

Question 11

How long did the 1614 Parliament last?

Answer 11

8 weeks.

Question 12

Why was finance an issue at the 1621 Parliament?

Answer 12

Abuse of monopolies, grievances on favourites’ use of money.

Question 13

Why does James rip a page from the Commons Journal at the end of the 1621 Parliament?

Answer 13

Parliament had overstepped by criticising Charles’ proposed marriage.

Question 14

When did Charles and Buckingham travel to Madrid?

Answer 14

1623

Question 15

Why did Charles want to go to war with Spain?

Answer 15

Humiliation of Madrid Trip.

Question 16

Who did Parliament attempt to impeach in 1625?

Answer 16

Buckingham.

Question 17

Why did the Cadiz Expedition fail?

Answer 17

Poor organisation, lack of supplies

Question 18

Why were Parliament immediately antagonised at the opening of the 1626 Parliament?

Answer 18

William Laud preached the opening sermon.

Question 19

Why does Charles dissolve Parliament in 1626?

Answer 19

To protect Buckingham from impeachment proceedings.

Question 20

Why did the La Rochelle Expedition fail?

Answer 20

Scaling ladders too short, long and costly siege, disease

Question 21

Why were the Five Knights imprisoned?

Answer 21

Not paying the forced loan.

Question 22

What was the issue in the South West in 1628?

Answer 22

Soldiers were billeted and then families not compensated.

Question 23

What did the Bill of Rights demand?

Answer 23

Parliament had to consent to taxation, no imprisonment without just cause, illegality of martial law and billeting.

Question 24

What did Parliament remonstrate against in June 1628?

Answer 24

Buckingham, and the illegality of tonnage and poundage.

Question 25

Who assassinated Buckingham?

Answer 25

John Felton, ex-soldier from La Rochelle

Question 26

What were the 3 Resolutions?

Answer 26

Parliament condemned Charles’ behaviour on tonnage and poundage and Arminianism. They also condemned anyone who paid tonnage and poundage and held the Speaker down in his chair.