background

Question 1

key belief: divine right of king

Answer 1

personifying gof, king is answerable and appointed by god, everything exists only to pleasure king

Question 2

great chain of being

Answer 2

god appoints everyone in hierarchy, ranks in society- to q tis ‘blasphemous’ ensuring little social unrest

Question 3

king at top of gov:

Answer 3

divine right, royal prerogative, supreme royal church

Question 4

royal court- privy council

Answer 4

personal advisory body to king, appointed by king, usually members of house of lord, court of star chamber

Question 5

royal court- kings entourage

Answer 5

friends/family/servent/gov officials

Question 6

‘king in parliment’

Answer 6

the crown had legislative power and roles but with adcie and consent of parliament

Question 7

local officials (BOTTOM)

Answer 7

direct form of gov for ordinary people and were all appointed by king
Justice of peace-law enforcment- act as local magistrates
lords left tenant-supervise country, only reg armed forces in country
sheriffs-declinding importance but supervise elections/collection of tax

Question 8

royal prerogative

Answer 8

• king did not reign they rules(reinforced by dvok/gcob), appointed ministers and formulate gov policy
  dilsove parliament at wished
  appointment of bishops, supreme governor of church
  go to war/peace
  grant titles of peerage, appoint judges/gov officials

Question 9

bottom part of gov but middle
PARLIMENT

Answer 9

met infrequently, advisory to king only but had to approve collection of taxes??. pass legislation

Question 10

House of Lords (parliament)

Answer 10

120 members, appointed by crown, 90 peers- upper house as allowed to control elections to commons

Question 11

House of Commons (parliament)

Answer 11

500 elected members, elected by landowners wealthy citizens electing gentry merchants lawyers

Question 12

‘parliemntray privilege’

Answer 12

king has no right to enter House of Commons or interfere with elections

Question 13

parliamentary privlege 3 points

Answer 13

diffusion of parliament sacrosanct
had the right to approve or veto taxation
impeachment of officials without royal assent

Question 14

parliament ‘ancient constitution’ vs royal petrogrative

Answer 14

ordinary people have rights and freedom(vote), kings get their power from people, kings have to act within accordance to common law.

Question 15

parliaments sense of importance continuously growing

Answer 15

was still limited but growing since Tudor period+ House of Commons. had started to introduce more legislation and Henry vIII used parliament for religious changes in 1530- impression they had the right to be consulted for any minor change

Question 16

duke of Buckingham- geroge Villers
‘parasite’ demise 1628

Answer 16

j/c fav- attempted marriage between Charles an princess of Spain- then anti Spanish sentiment 1624.
orchestrator of mansifield expedition- help prot in palatine - French king refuse passage = waste of money/dislike. was lord admiral/foreign minister war mistakes Spain/france so unpopular and key fig in tensions exploding in parliament. was granted special favours angering.

Question 17

Charles marriage henrettia Maria may 1625- signed for diplomatic reasons:

Answer 17

anglo French alliance w Spain, French royal family wanted to protect Cath in eng
enabled to keep Cath priest in court/heavily French inspired so sus purtians/protestants trying to respire cath> asked Marias entropy to go home detraining relations with France.
disruptions in royal court/parliment/public

Question 18

Charles

Answer 18

enforce drok more than James- revival medical customs, grant special favours , deeply reliogus. stammer and shy difficult childhood.
obersvation of parlimetry privilege = growing distrust with parliment at early stages of reign + Duke of Buckingham