Chapter 20 - NEED WORK Flashcards
When was the Abhorrence Movement?
1682
When was James II’s Declaration of Indulgence?
June 1687
What was the fear that underpinned the Exclusion Crisis?
The creation of a Catholic line of succession after James married the Catholic princess Mary of Modena.
What was Godden v Hales?
The case concerned James’ dispensing power as Hales was a Catholic army officer and the case was an attempt to have him removed as a result of his Catholicism.
What did the result of the vote of the Exclusion Bill show?
Many MPs abstained from voting, meaning there were potentially many MPs that the king could exploit and win over.
What did James II do within his army that caused a protest from Parliament?
He appointed 90 Catholic army officers.
What did James II’s Declaration of Indulgence show?
That there was now complete toleration and right of office for Catholics.
Who was James, Duke of Monmouth?
Charles II’s eldest illegitimate son. Despite his illegitimacy, he was a Protestant and was seen as a possible monarch instead of James, Duke of York.
Who made up the majority of James II’s first parliament?
The Tories
What were the reasons for the failure of the Exclusion Crisis?
- Charles’ financial security.
- Conservatism of the Lords in blocking the Exclusion Bills.
- Wider support, generated through propaganda.
- Prerogative powers of dissolution and prorogation.
- Radicalism of the Exclusionists, calling for James to be sentenced to a traitor’s death.
What was James II’s attitude to ruling?
The same as his father’s, Charles I: authoritarian and inflexible.
When was James II’s first parliament?
May 1685
What did the Earl of Tyrconnell’s success in Catholicising the Irish army lead James II to do?
Appoint him his Lord Deputy to try and re-establish the power of English Catholics in Ireland.
When was the Oxford Parliament called?
March 1681
What did James refuse to do?
Swear loyalty to the Church of England under the terms of the Test Act, making known his Catholicism.
What did Charles II do to reinforce his stance on Exclusion after he had dissolved the Oxford Parliament?
Issued the ‘Declaration Touching the Reasons That Moved Him to Dissolve the Two Last Parliaments’.
When was the Habeas Corpus Amendment Act passed?
May 1679
What was Titus Oates’ fabricated Popish Plot?
That the Jesuits planned to assassinate Charles II so that his Catholic brother James could replace him.
In what year did Charles defeat Exclusion and emerged in a strong position of Tory Anglican Support?
1681
When was the ‘Declaration Touching the Reasons That Moved him Dissolve the Two Last Parliaments’ published, and where was it read from?
April 1681; it was read from every church pulpit.
What did the Oxford Parliament proceed to do after being called?
Voted to introduced another Exclusion Bill on 20 March 1681.
How many prorogations did Charles II use to delay the opening of the Second Exclusion Parliament?
7
When was the First Exclusion Parliament called?
6 March - July 1679
What can all of James II’s actions be seen as a means to achieving?
His religious goal of improving the position of Catholics.
What was the result of Godden v Hales?
James had six judges removed before the trial so that the final judgement went in his favour.
What did the second Test Act do?
Excluded Catholics from Parliament and required people to swear allegiance to the Church of England.
What did Charles II’s lack of legitimate children mean?
That James, his brother, was next in line for the throne.
What was the result of the vote on the Exclusion Bill?
207-128 out of 509 MPs.
When did James II become king?
6 February 1685
What made James II’s position weak?
His open Catholicism.
Who would allegedly support the Popish Plot?
The French, who would invade England, as well as another Irish Rebellion.
What did Charles do in March 1681 that allowed him to dissolve the Oxford Parliament?
He made a secret treaty with King Louis XIV.
How did Charles II try to exploit the ending of the Dutch War in 1678?
Both the French and Dutch tried to secure an alliance with England in the event war broke out again between the French and Dutch, so Charles tried to get money off of them to avoid calling another parliament.
What did James II do to try and strengthen Catholicism in Scotland?
- Proclaimed freedom of private worship for Catholics and Quakers in Scotland via his royal prerogative, but not for Presbyterians.
- He relaxed the penal laws.
What did John Locke start writing around the time of the Exclusion Crisis, and what party did he belong to?
His Two Treatise of Government, arguing for popular sovereignty and the right of resistance; he was a Whig.
What happened to both Argyll’s and Monmouth’s attempts at rebellion against James II?
They both failed, being defeated by James II’s standing army.
Why was James’ appointment of 90 Catholic officers an issue for Parliament?
- The Test Acts had prohibited any Catholics from being appointed army officers unless they had an exempt from parliament (which these 90 did not have).
- It might lead to James having an army that was solely loyal to him.
How did the Earl of Tyrconnell go about reinforcing English Catholic control of Ireland?
He forced Protestants to give up half of their land to Catholics.