Abby Flashcards
learn dates for stuart britain A level
What was James’ debt when he became King
£400,000
When was the Book of Rates published
1608
When was the Great Contract and what was it
1610 - annual grant not agreed
When was King James Bible published
1611
How much did James give to his Scottish men and between which years
£100,000 between 1606-1611
When was James’ first Parliament
1604-1610
What were the main factors of James’ first Parliament
Union between the Kingdoms and subsidies of £400,000
When was the Addled Parliament
1614
When was the recession and why did it start
1614 - due to a reduction in cloth sales
When and what was the Happy Parliament
1624 -March 1625 (when James died) . James got his subsidies for War .
When was Statute of Monopolies
1623
How much money did Charles want from merchants and when
1625 £60,000
Who was Richard Montagu
He was a cleric (supported by Laud and Buckingham) . He used the phrase “New gag for an old goose” 1625
Main issues in Charles’ Parliaments
1) Buckingham
2) Funding
3) Tonnage & Poundage (tax on raisins and wine)
Puritan MP’s angry at Buckingham’s promotion of Arminians
Yorkhouse 1626
What and when was La Rochelle
1627 a failed attempt to provide military help during the siege of La Rochelle
What happened in 1626 Parliament
Talked about Buckingham - led to forced loan in 1627
How did James use monopolies
He used them as favours eg George Villiers became Duke of Buckingham in 1617 /1618
When was the Petition of Right
1628
Who / when was Lionel Cranfield
Advisor after 1618
Who / when was Roger Maynwaring
Chaplain 1626. He stated that Charles’ right to forced loan was given to him by God
What happened in 1621 Parliament
1) Impeachment of Francis Bacon
2) Wanted Charles to marry a catholic princess
When was Buckingham impeached and what happened
1626 but Charles dissolved Parliament to stop it
When and who did Charles marry
Henrietta Maria 1625
What did Cranfield take
bribes
When was The true law of free monarchies
1598
When was unity of English and Scottish Church
1618 - Five Articles not a reform
What was the petition of right
Parliament’s response to five knights case. They banned forced loans, use of free lodging and martial law
What and when was the Five Knights case
1627 trial of 5 men who refused to pay forced loans to King
When was the Statute of Monopolies
1624
What was the Statute of Monopolies
Ban on sale monopolies by King against competition and also parliament didn’t like the king getting money
Forbade the public discussion of religious ideas
1626
Daemonologie
published in 1597
1629 Parliament
1) Buckingham dead
2) 3 resolutions
When was the Irish Revolt
1641 (conflict about the army)
Charles set up court in York
Feb 1642
Declaration of fears and jealousies
March 1642
Parliament gets control of Militia
1642
King Charles tries to sieze Hull
April 1642
Navy sworn with Parliament
July 1642
Failed peace negotiations at Oxford
Jan - May 1643
Scotland and Parliament make alliance
1643
New Model Army
1645
Battle of Naseby
14 June 1645
Charles surrendered to Scots
1646
Scots sell Charles to parliament
1647
2nd Civil War - Cromwell victorious at Preston
1648
Trial and execution of Charles
January 1649
Windsor prayer meeting
1648
Oath of engagement
1649
The rump got rid of compulsory church attendance
1649-51
Cromwell closed down rum “whore masters and drunkards”
In the name of god, go
1653
Barebones Parliament and the experiment of saintly rule
1653
Oliver Cromwell’s protectorate
1653
Cromwell died
1658
Richard Cromwell takes over
1658
The restoration
1660
1st protectorate parliament
September 1654-Jan 1655
General George Monck intervened
1659
Cromwell rejected the Humble advice and petition
April 1657
Cromwell reinstated as Lord Protector
26th June 1657
2nd Protectorate
Jan 1658