Abby Flashcards
learn dates for stuart britain A level
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What was James’ debt when he became King
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£400,000
2
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When was the Book of Rates published
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1608
3
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When was the Great Contract and what was it
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1610 - annual grant not agreed
4
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When was King James Bible published
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1611
5
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How much did James give to his Scottish men and between which years
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£100,000 between 1606-1611
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When was James’ first Parliament
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1604-1610
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What were the main factors of James’ first Parliament
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Union between the Kingdoms and subsidies of £400,000
8
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When was the Addled Parliament
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1614
9
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When was the recession and why did it start
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1614 - due to a reduction in cloth sales
10
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When and what was the Happy Parliament
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1624 -March 1625 (when James died) . James got his subsidies for War .
11
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When was Statute of Monopolies
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1623
12
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How much money did Charles want from merchants and when
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1625 £60,000
13
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Who was Richard Montagu
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He was a cleric (supported by Laud and Buckingham) . He used the phrase “New gag for an old goose” 1625
14
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Main issues in Charles’ Parliaments
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1) Buckingham
2) Funding
3) Tonnage & Poundage (tax on raisins and wine)
15
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Puritan MP’s angry at Buckingham’s promotion of Arminians
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Yorkhouse 1626
16
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What and when was La Rochelle
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1627 a failed attempt to provide military help during the siege of La Rochelle
17
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What happened in 1626 Parliament
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Talked about Buckingham - led to forced loan in 1627
18
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How did James use monopolies
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He used them as favours eg George Villiers became Duke of Buckingham in 1617 /1618
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When was the Petition of Right
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1628
20
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Who / when was Lionel Cranfield
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Advisor after 1618
21
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Who / when was Roger Maynwaring
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Chaplain 1626. He stated that Charles’ right to forced loan was given to him by God
22
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What happened in 1621 Parliament
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1) Impeachment of Francis Bacon
2) Wanted Charles to marry a catholic princess
23
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When was Buckingham impeached and what happened
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1626 but Charles dissolved Parliament to stop it
24
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When and who did Charles marry
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Henrietta Maria 1625
25
What did Cranfield take
bribes
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When was The true law of free monarchies
1598
27
When was unity of English and Scottish Church
1618 - Five Articles not a reform
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What was the petition of right
Parliament's response to five knights case. They banned forced loans, use of free lodging and martial law
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What and when was the Five Knights case
1627 trial of 5 men who refused to pay forced loans to King
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When was the Statute of Monopolies
1624
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What was the Statute of Monopolies
Ban on sale monopolies by King against competition and also parliament didn't like the king getting money
32
Forbade the public discussion of religious ideas
1626
33
Daemonologie
published in 1597
34
1629 Parliament
1) Buckingham dead
| 2) 3 resolutions
35
When was the Irish Revolt
1641 (conflict about the army)
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Charles set up court in York
Feb 1642
37
Declaration of fears and jealousies
March 1642
38
Parliament gets control of Militia
1642
39
King Charles tries to sieze Hull
April 1642
40
Navy sworn with Parliament
July 1642
41
Failed peace negotiations at Oxford
Jan - May 1643
42
Scotland and Parliament make alliance
1643
43
New Model Army
1645
44
Battle of Naseby
14 June 1645
45
Charles surrendered to Scots
1646
46
Scots sell Charles to parliament
1647
47
2nd Civil War - Cromwell victorious at Preston
1648
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Trial and execution of Charles
January 1649
49
Windsor prayer meeting
1648
50
Oath of engagement
1649
51
The rump got rid of compulsory church attendance
1649-51
52
Cromwell closed down rum “whore masters and drunkards”
| In the name of god, go
1653
53
Barebones Parliament and the experiment of saintly rule
1653
54
Oliver Cromwell’s protectorate
1653
55
Cromwell died
1658
56
Richard Cromwell takes over
1658
57
The restoration
1660
58
1st protectorate parliament
September 1654-Jan 1655
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General George Monck intervened
1659
60
Cromwell rejected the Humble advice and petition
April 1657
61
Cromwell reinstated as Lord Protector
26th June 1657
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2nd Protectorate
Jan 1658
63
Richard Cromwell’s protectorate
27th Jan 1659 - 22 April 1659
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Lambert took control
1659
65
Booth’s rebellion
July 1659
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How long did the rump last in 1659
4 months
67
How long did the Rump last in 1649
4 years
68
Army dissolved rump and shut down rebellion
October 1659
69
Monck moved down from Scotland to restore order
1st Jan 1660
70
Monck reinstated “purged” MP’s - the long parliament
Feb 1660
71
Long parliament dissolved itself
March 1660
72
Monck began secret meetings with Charles’ Stuarts representatives
March 1660
73
Declaration of Breda (doesn’t include regicide)
4 April 1660
74
Charles in Dover
25 may 1660
75
Back in London for his birthday - status quo restored
29 May 1660
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What was the Declaration of Breda
Proclamation by Charles II where he promised pardon for all crimes committed during the Civil war and Interregnum for everyone who recognised Charles as the rightful King of England. Did not include pardon for regicide
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Which two Irish towns did Cromwell attack
Drowneda and Wexford
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What was the government established after the failure of the Rump in 1659
Community of Safety
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What led to the major Generals
Failure of the Western Design
Penrucock rising
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What did MP’s sign in the 1st protectorate in September 1654
Oath of recognition
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When was the first protectorate
January 1654
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Which constitutional device did Cromwell use
Protectoral Ordinance
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What 3 parts did the instrument of government include
A single person
Single chamber
Council of state
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What was Barebones described as
Pack of senseless fellows
Weakness and folly
85
Which leader helped Cromwell dissolve the Rump
Major General Thomas Harrison
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What was the Hale Commission
Legal reforms - led by Sir Matthew Hale
Proposal of radical (for the time) reforms such as reducing use of death penalty, allowing witnesses and legal aid and lawyers for defendants in criminal cases.
None of these passed under Rump Parliament but 2 measures put into law by Barebones parliament and by mid 20 century all were law
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When was the Hale Commission established
30 January 1652
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When was the Barebones Parliament (or Little Parliament)
4 July 1653
Last attempt of the English commonwealth to find a stable form before installation of Cromwell as Lord Protector
89
Leading Rumpers / commonwealthsmen
Haselrig
Henry Vane
Thomas Scot
Bradshaw
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Who did Cromwell replace as Lord General of the army in 1650
Fair fax
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Which battle did Cromwell defeat Scots
Dunbar
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When was battle of Dunbar
1650
93
Timeline of Parliaments
Rump
Barebones (or little)
First Protectorate
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Peace with France - Suzanne
1629
95
Treaty with Madrid
1630
96
Scottish Coronation
1633
97
Book of Cannons
1636
98
New Prayer book in Scotland
1637
99
National Covenant
1638
100
1st Bishops War
1639
101
Tax strike - 20% of expected revenue
1639
102
Short Parliament
1640
103
Second Bishops war
1640
104
CABAL
Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, Lauderdale 1667
105
Sale of Dunkirk
1662
106
Popish plot
1678
107
Exclusion crisis
1667-1678
108
Consequences of the Quaker Terror
450 Quakers died in prison
| 15000 suffered punishment
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How many dissenters
200,000-300,000 out of 5 million population
110
Clarendon code - could have been diluted by
1662 declaration of indulgence but was rejected by parliament
111
Act for the safety and preservation of his majesty’s person & government
1661
| Punishable to accuse the King of Popery of incite hatred towards the king
112
Militia acts gave Charles control of the armed forces
1661 & 1662
113
Solemn League of Covenant
1643
114
Hearth Tax
1662
115
What’s in the Declaration of Breda
Indemnity and Oblivion
| Liberty of tender consciences
116
Declaration of Breda
April 1660
117
Length of
| Caviller Parliament
1661-1679
118
Medway
1667
119
2nd Dutch Wars
1665-1667
120
1st Dutch Wars
1652 -1654
121
Act of Uniformity
1662
122
5 Mile Act
1665
123
Quaker Act
1662
124
Greatest sources of tension between Charles II and his parliament
1) France - Louis 14th
2) The exclusion Act/crisis
3) Religious tolerance
4) Finance (£750,000 debt by 1679)
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How long did Danny spend in prison
5 years after surrendering to the House of Lords
126
Popish Plot
1679
127
When did Charles dismiss Danny
1679
| 2 months after the dissolution of the Caviler parliament
128
How did Danny lose his power
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1678
Richard Montagu (former ambassador to France) showed evidence that Danny knew of Anglo - French relations despite Dutch treaty
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129
When did Charles agree to impose Anglo French peace terms
Dec 1677
| Anglo - Dutch treaty....do then....parliament called for 30,000 men and £1million but only £300k raised
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William of Orange married Mary (James II daughter)
1677
| Danby’s policy
131
Who married William of Orange
Mary (James II daughter)
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When were large subsidies to the navy problematic and why
1677
| Because they breached the Anglo French Treaty
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Fear of the French military powers led to
£600K to the English Navy
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When and why were Shaftesbury and Buckingham imprisoned
5 months in 1677 after claiming a new parliament should be elected
135
Treaty of Westminster - when and what was it
1674
| End of the Dutch War
136
Trade Boom after the 3rd Anglo Dutch War
1674 - 1677
| £1.4 million
137
How much money did parliament give the Navy during Danby’s era
300,000 in November 1675
| All custom revenues to the Navy
138
How did Charles get money from parliament for attack on Holland and when
Withdrew Declaration of indulgence
| 1673
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Stop the Exchequer
1672
| Moved loans into the navy for funds for the Dutch war
140
Anglo French attach on Dutch
1672
141
How much money did Louis 14th give Charles for attach on Dutch
£200,000 (annually)
142
Treaty of Dover
1670
Clifford and Ashley encouraged Charles to sign. Charles II said he would become catholic and convert England
V risky
143
2nd declaration of indulgence
| Vetoed by parliament
1672
144
What did 2nd declaration of indulgence say
Allowed people to not be Anglican and to hold public office
| Vetoed by parliament
145
What leader did Charles admire and why was he an issue
Louis 14th
| Anti French sentiment in England due to the rise in fear of Popery in 1670’s
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“Country”
Wig party
| Move power to parliament
147
“Court”
Tory Party
| King over Everything
148
When and What was Danby’s parliamentary test and what happened to it
1675
| Would have made political opposition illegal BUT was blocked by parliament as it was too absolutist
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How did Danby build a Royalist Court
Crown patronage
| 30 MP’s got Crown pensions
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Who was Danby and what was his accomplishment
Lord Treasurer in 1673
| His impressive control of money during the Anglo - Dutch war
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What did James II Catholicism spark in the political nation
Fear of catholic succession and Popery
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What did Clarendon and the CABAL have in common
Advisors / ministers to the King but Clarendon was 1 guy while the cabal was 5
153
Why and when did James II Catholicism come to light
He resigned as head of the admiralty after Test Act of 1673
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When and what was Test Act
1673
| Anyone in public service had to deny catholic doctrines and take Anglican communion
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James II remarried and to whom
Mary of Modena
| 1673
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When did James II’s first wife die
1671
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When did parliament attack Arlington and Buckingham and what happened
1674 - led to their fall resulting in the fall of the CABAL and the hope of religious tolerance
