Charles II and James II

Question 1

Charles II

Answer 1

1660 – 1685
Signed Declaration of Breda - May 1660
Married to Catherine of Braganza
Cheif Minister: Earl of Clarendon - Edward Hyde(Clarendon Code- legislation passed to punish the puritans)

Question 2

What was King of the 1660 Restoration? What was restored?

Answer 2

1. Charles II

2. restoration of AC, monarchy (shares power with parliament), and House of Lords.

Question 3

Acts included in the code..

Answer 3

1. Act of Uniformity

2. Conventicle Act

Question 4

Down fall of Clarendon.

Answer 4

Earl of Clarendon was the chief minister of Charles II. Was blamed for the plague in London in 1665 and the Great fire of London in 1666.

Question 5

Christopher Wren

Answer 5

rebuilt St. Paul Cathedral

Question 6

Treaty of Dover 1670

Answer 6

clauses signed with French King Louis XIV who was an absolute ruler unlike Charles II

Question 7

Test Act 1673

Answer 7

opposition against secret clauses in Treaty of Dover. NO Catholics could be in government position or high honor. Had to take communion the Anglican way; denying transubstantiation to prove Anglican, done in public.

James, Charles II’s brother resigned from office for being Catholic under the test act

Question 8

Habeas Corpus Act

Answer 8

Can’t be imprisoned without trail; will be suspended in history

Question 9

Political Powers rising

Answer 9

1. Tory - Conservative

2. Whigs - Liberal

Question 10

Charles II’s second chief minister

Answer 10

Earl of Danby - supportive of King and Anglican Church

Question 11

Popish Plot of 1678

Answer 11

1678-1681:

aka Titus Oates Plot- plan to kill the king and his family, replacing them with a protestants.

Question 12

Rye House Plot 1683

Answer 12

Originating from the Protestants who wished Duke of Monmouth, the illegitimate son of James II

Question 13

Exclusion Act

Answer 13

Stated, James, Duke of York couldn’t be Charles II’s successor because he claimed Catholic religion

Question 14

Battle of Sedgemore - 1685

Answer 14

Duke of Monmouth was captured and executed for being a traitor.

Question 15

Chief Justice Jeffrey’s (Bloody Jeffries)

Answer 15

Gave harsh sentencing to many of Monmouth rebels

Question 16

Ecclesiastical Commission Court-

Answer 16

Church court to try Protestants that weren’t practicing Catholicism.

Question 17

Declaration of Indulgences

Answer 17

suspends all law against Roman Catholics & Dissenters

Also tolerating & giving privilege of worshipping publicly and freely as they pleased

Question 18

Rebellion 1688

Answer 18

The whigs started it and got help from Holland’ king.

Question 19

Great Revolution of 1688

Answer 19

Overthrew King James and he fled England